Yields of important staple crops in Rwanda
Rwanda: Yields of important staple crops was 1.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of important staple crops in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 1.27 for yields of important staple crops in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Rwanda peaked at 1.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3953, in 1964.
That places Rwanda 110th out of 125 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7704 | 0.3953 | 0.8499 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8219 | 0.6916 | 0.9001 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.925 | 0.7059 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9322 | 0.6974 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.805 | 0.6171 | 0.9255 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.997 | 0.9215 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 5 |
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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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 20.3 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 20.3 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 546,634 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Rwanda?
- Yields of important staple crops in Rwanda was 1.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 in 2024.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3953 in 1964.
- How does Rwanda rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Rwanda ranks 110th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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