Tomato yields in Rwanda
Rwanda: Tomato yields was 8.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomato yields in Rwanda, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 8.02 tonnes per hectare for tomato yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Rwanda peaked at 23.59 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.9 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
That places Rwanda 152nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.72 tonnes per hectare | 6.9 tonnes per hectare | 23.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.91 tonnes per hectare | 8.6 tonnes per hectare | 20.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.02 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 8.6 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 149 Gabon 8.5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 Madagascar 8.35 tonnes per hectare compare
- 151 Ethiopia 8.06 tonnes per hectare compare
- 153 Ghana 7.87 tonnes per hectare compare
- 154 North Korea 7.8 tonnes per hectare compare
- 155 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.54 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Rural population 10.07 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 69.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 546,634 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tomato yields in Rwanda?
- Tomato yields in Rwanda was 8.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tomato yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 23.59 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Rwanda rank for tomato yields?
- Rwanda ranks 152nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.