Yams — Production in Rwanda
Rwanda: Yams — Production was 57,419 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Production in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — production in Rwanda is 57,419 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — production in Rwanda peaked at 78,681 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,000 t, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 22nd of 61 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 — Production in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,100 t | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 1,200 t | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 1,250 t | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 1,300 t | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 1,600 t | +23.1% |
| 1968 | 1,155 t | -27.8% |
| 1969 | 1,860 t | +61.0% |
| 1970 | 3,933 t | +111.5% |
| 1971 | 4,302 t | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 4,455 t | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 5,070 t | +13.8% |
| 1974 | 4,918 t | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 6,049 t | +23.0% |
| 1976 | 5,622 t | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 5,591 t | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 5,396 t | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 4,223 t | -21.7% |
| 1980 | 4,982 t | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 6,026 t | +21.0% |
| 1982 | 6,300 t | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 8,760 t | +39.0% |
| 1984 | 8,000 t | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 8,600 t | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 6,530 t | -24.1% |
| 1987 | 5,430 t | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 4,000 t | -26.3% |
| 1989 | 4,500 t | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 2,000 t | -55.6% |
| 1991 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,000 t | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 8,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 4,000 t | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 5,072 t | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 7,065 t | +39.3% |
| 1997 | 7,180 t | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 7,302 t | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 5,000 t | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 6,000 t | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 7,000 t | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 8,000 t | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 9,000 t | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 10,000 t | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 11,000 t | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 12,928 t | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 13,700 t | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 14,492 t | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 15,205 t | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 20,663 t | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 18,725 t | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 42,469 t | +126.8% |
| 2013 | 78,681 t | +85.3% |
| 2014 | 54,718 t | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 67,285 t | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 57,876 t | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 50,000 t | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 58,387 t | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 55,421 t | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 58,512 t | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 57,440 t | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 57,124 t | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 57,692 t | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 57,419 t | -0.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 57,419 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 60,733 t, 95% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 57,419 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 116,158 t, 49% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Production 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% | 2,000 t | 6,000 t |
| 2012 | +126.8% | 18,725 t | 42,469 t |
| 1970 | +111.5% | 1,860 t | 3,933 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,274 t | 1,000 t | 1,860 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,956 t | 3,933 t | 6,049 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,313 t | 4,000 t | 8,760 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,362 t | 2,000 t | 8,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,732 t | 6,000 t | 15,205 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,422 t | 18,725 t | 78,681 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,638 t | 57,124 t | 58,512 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 19 Sudan (former) 141,153 t compare
- 20 Mali 116,158 t compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 64,047 t compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 54,514 t compare
- 24 South Sudan 54,216 t compare
- 25 Ethiopia 45,301 t compare
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 — production in Rwanda?
- Yams — production in Rwanda was 57,419 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — production recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 78,681 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest yams — production recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 t in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for yams — production?
- Rwanda ranks 22nd out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — production 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.