Yams — Food supply in Rwanda
Rwanda: Yams — Food supply was 8.95 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Yams — Food supply in Rwanda, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, yams — food supply in Rwanda stood at 8.95 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — food supply in Rwanda peaked at 13.04 kcal/cap/d in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.74 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
That places Rwanda 16th out of 96 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Yams — Food supply in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.74 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 7.94 kcal/cap/d | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.04 kcal/cap/d | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.78 kcal/cap/d | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 10.86 kcal/cap/d | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 13.04 kcal/cap/d | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 10.94 kcal/cap/d | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 9.24 kcal/cap/d | -15.5% |
| 2018 | 9.7 kcal/cap/d | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 10.78 kcal/cap/d | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 10.66 kcal/cap/d | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.48 kcal/cap/d | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 9.15 kcal/cap/d | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 8.95 kcal/cap/d | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.71 kcal/cap/d | 7.74 kcal/cap/d | 13.04 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.56 kcal/cap/d | 8.95 kcal/cap/d | 10.66 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yams — food supply in Rwanda?
- Yams — food supply in Rwanda was 8.95 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — food supply recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 13.04 kcal/cap/d in 2015.
- What is the lowest yams — food supply recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.74 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Rwanda rank for yams — food supply?
- Rwanda ranks 16th out of 96 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yams — food supply rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, published as part of Yams — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.