Yams — Gross Production Value in Rwanda
Rwanda: Yams — Gross Production Value was 15.09 million 1000 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
15.09 million 1000 SLC
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 39 countries
All-time high
20.68 million 1000 SLC
in 2013
All-time low
262,867 1000 SLC
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yams — Gross Production Value in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 15.09 million 1000 SLC for yams — gross production value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross production value in Rwanda peaked at 20.68 million 1000 SLC in 2013 and was at its lowest, 262,867 1000 SLC, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 13th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Gross Production Value in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 262,867 1000 SLC | — |
| 1962 | 262,867 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 289,153 1000 SLC | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 315,440 1000 SLC | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 328,583 1000 SLC | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 341,727 1000 SLC | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 420,587 1000 SLC | +23.1% |
| 1968 | 303,611 1000 SLC | -27.8% |
| 1969 | 488,932 1000 SLC | +61.0% |
| 1970 | 1.03 million 1000 SLC | +111.5% |
| 1971 | 1.13 million 1000 SLC | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 1.17 million 1000 SLC | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1.33 million 1000 SLC | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 1.29 million 1000 SLC | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.59 million 1000 SLC | +23.0% |
| 1976 | 1.48 million 1000 SLC | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 1.47 million 1000 SLC | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.42 million 1000 SLC | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.11 million 1000 SLC | -21.7% |
| 1980 | 1.31 million 1000 SLC | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 1.58 million 1000 SLC | +21.0% |
| 1982 | 1.66 million 1000 SLC | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 2.30 million 1000 SLC | +39.0% |
| 1984 | 2.10 million 1000 SLC | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 2.26 million 1000 SLC | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 1.72 million 1000 SLC | -24.1% |
| 1987 | 1.43 million 1000 SLC | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 1.05 million 1000 SLC | -26.3% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million 1000 SLC | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 525,734 1000 SLC | -55.6% |
| 1991 | 525,734 1000 SLC | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.58 million 1000 SLC | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 2.10 million 1000 SLC | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 1.05 million 1000 SLC | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 1.33 million 1000 SLC | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 1.86 million 1000 SLC | +39.3% |
| 1997 | 1.89 million 1000 SLC | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.92 million 1000 SLC | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.31 million 1000 SLC | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 1.58 million 1000 SLC | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 1.84 million 1000 SLC | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 2.10 million 1000 SLC | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 2.37 million 1000 SLC | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 2.63 million 1000 SLC | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 2.89 million 1000 SLC | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 3.40 million 1000 SLC | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 3.60 million 1000 SLC | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 3.81 million 1000 SLC | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 4.00 million 1000 SLC | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 5.43 million 1000 SLC | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 4.92 million 1000 SLC | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 11.16 million 1000 SLC | +126.8% |
| 2013 | 20.68 million 1000 SLC | +85.3% |
| 2014 | 14.38 million 1000 SLC | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 17.69 million 1000 SLC | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 15.21 million 1000 SLC | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 13.14 million 1000 SLC | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 15.35 million 1000 SLC | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 14.57 million 1000 SLC | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 15.38 million 1000 SLC | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 15.10 million 1000 SLC | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 15.02 million 1000 SLC | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 15.17 million 1000 SLC | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 15.09 million 1000 SLC | -0.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 15.09 million 1000 SLC is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.09 million 1000 SLC, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 15.09 million 1000 SLC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.56 million 1000 SLC, 39% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Gross Production Value in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +200.0% | 525,734 1000 SLC | 1.58 million 1000 SLC |
| 2012 | +126.8% | 4.92 million 1000 SLC | 11.16 million 1000 SLC |
| 1970 | +111.5% | 488,932 1000 SLC | 1.03 million 1000 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 334,863 1000 SLC | 262,867 1000 SLC | 488,932 1000 SLC | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.30 million 1000 SLC | 1.03 million 1000 SLC | 1.59 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 million 1000 SLC | 1.05 million 1000 SLC | 2.30 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 million 1000 SLC | 525,734 1000 SLC | 2.10 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 million 1000 SLC | 1.58 million 1000 SLC | 4.00 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.25 million 1000 SLC | 4.92 million 1000 SLC | 20.68 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.15 million 1000 SLC | 15.02 million 1000 SLC | 15.38 million 1000 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
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 — gross production value in Rwanda?
- Yams — gross production value in Rwanda was 15.09 million 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross production value recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 20.68 million 1000 SLC in 2013.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production value recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 262,867 1000 SLC in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for yams — gross production value?
- Rwanda ranks 13th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross production value rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The domain provides detailed data on the value of agricultural production that is calculated by the agricultural production data and the price data at farm gate. Thus, the value of production measures the agricultural production in monetary terms at the farm gate level.