Dietary compositions by commodity group in Rwanda

Rwanda: Dietary compositions by commodity group was 10.02 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
10.02
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
183rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
13.25
in 2022
All-time low
0.8839
in 1996
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Dietary compositions by commodity group in Rwanda, 1961–2023

02.557.51012.5196119922023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, dietary compositions by commodity group in Rwanda stood at 10.02.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dietary compositions by commodity group in Rwanda peaked at 13.25 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8839, in 1996.

That places Rwanda 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Dietary compositions by commodity group in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Dietary compositions by commodity group in Rwanda, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 0.9643 —
1962 0.9576 -0.7%
1963 0.9522 -0.6%
1964 0.9482 -0.4%
1965 0.9444 -0.4%
1966 1.88 +99.6%
1967 1.88 -0.1%
1968 0.942 -50.0%
1969 0.943 +0.1%
1970 0.9433 +0.0%
1971 0.9434 +0.0%
1972 0.944 +0.1%
1973 0.9441 +0.0%
1974 1.89 +100.1%
1975 3.78 +100.3%
1976 2.84 -24.8%
1977 4.75 +67.1%
1978 3.82 -19.7%
1979 1.92 -49.8%
1980 1.92 +0.3%
1981 1.92 +0.1%
1982 1.92 -0.1%
1983 1.92 -0.1%
1984 1.92 +0.2%
1985 1.94 +0.6%
1986 1.96 +1.3%
1987 2 +1.8%
1988 2.02 +1.2%
1989 2.01 -0.6%
1990 1.96 -2.7%
1991 1.85 -5.3%
1992 1.7 -8.1%
1993 1.52 -10.8%
1994 1.69 +11.0%
1995 0.9982 -40.8%
1996 0.8839 -11.5%
1997 1.67 +88.8%
1998 1.77 +6.3%
1999 1.93 +8.6%
2000 2.04 +6.1%
2001 3.17 +55.1%
2002 3.21 +1.2%
2003 3.19 -0.7%
2004 4.2 +31.7%
2005 4.17 -0.8%
2006 4.16 -0.2%
2007 4.16 +0.1%
2008 7.3 +75.5%
2009 6.28 -14.0%
2010 7.66 +22.0%
2011 7.52 -1.8%
2012 7.23 -3.9%
2013 6.84 -5.4%
2014 7 +2.3%
2015 8.2 +17.1%
2016 8.79 +7.2%
2017 8.97 +2.0%
2018 9.02 +0.6%
2019 6.86 -23.9%
2020 8.55 +24.6%
2021 11.04 +29.1%
2022 13.25 +20.0%
2023 10.02 -24.4%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 10.02 is below the median for low income countries, which is 19, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 10.02 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.71, 35% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Dietary compositions by commodity group 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.

YearChange FromTo
1974 +100.1% 0.9441 1.89
1975 +100.3% 1.89 3.78
1966 +99.6% 0.9444 1.88
1997 +88.8% 0.8839 1.67
2008 +75.5% 4.16 7.3
1977 +67.1% 2.84 4.75

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.16 0.942 1.88 9
1970s 2.28 0.9433 4.75 10
1980s 1.95 1.92 2.02 10
1990s 1.6 0.8839 1.96 10
2000s 4.19 2.04 7.3 10
2010s 7.81 6.84 9.02 10
2020s 10.71 8.55 13.25 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 180 Zambia 11.49 compare
  2. 181 Angola 10.85 compare
  3. 182 Guinea-Bissau 10.1 compare
  4. 184 Malawi 9.94 compare
  5. 185 Poland 9.65 compare
  6. 186 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.48 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More reference data data for Rwanda

All data for Rwanda →

Frequently asked questions

What is dietary compositions by commodity group in Rwanda?
Dietary compositions by commodity group in Rwanda was 10.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 13.25 in 2022.
What is the lowest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8839 in 1996.
How does Rwanda rank for dietary compositions by commodity group?
Rwanda ranks 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is dietary compositions by commodity group rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dietary compositions by commodity group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Dietary compositions by commodity group in Rwanda. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/dietary-compositions-by-commodity-group/rwanda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/dietary-compositions-by-commodity-group/rwanda/">Dietary compositions by commodity group in Rwanda</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Dietary compositions by commodity group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed