Yields of key staple crops in Rwanda
Rwanda: Yields of key staple crops was 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.27 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
111th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.3953 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of key staple crops in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Rwanda stood at 1.27 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Rwanda peaked at 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3953 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places Rwanda 111th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yields of key staple crops in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7869 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7997 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8026 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3953 tonnes per hectare | -50.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8496 tonnes per hectare | +114.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8495 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8499 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9001 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8998 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7212 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 0.82 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8424 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8351 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.856 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6916 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7532 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7713 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9108 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8462 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.837 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9988 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 1986 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.922 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8929 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8936 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8808 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9147 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9557 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7263 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6974 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6416 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7694 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6171 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7351 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7987 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9083 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.851 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8948 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9084 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9255 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9392 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9659 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.956 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9215 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9407 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9607 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9827 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 1.27 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.58 tonnes per hectare, 80% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 1.27 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.67 tonnes per hectare, 76% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yields of key staple crops 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +114.9% | 0.3953 tonnes per hectare | 0.8496 tonnes per hectare |
| 1964 | -50.7% | 0.8026 tonnes per hectare | 0.3953 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7704 tonnes per hectare | 0.3953 tonnes per hectare | 0.8499 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8219 tonnes per hectare | 0.6916 tonnes per hectare | 0.9001 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.925 tonnes per hectare | 0.7059 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9322 tonnes per hectare | 0.6974 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.805 tonnes per hectare | 0.6171 tonnes per hectare | 0.9255 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.997 tonnes per hectare | 0.9215 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 yields of key staple crops in Rwanda?
- Yields of key staple crops in Rwanda was 1.27 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3953 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Rwanda rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Rwanda ranks 111th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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 Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.