Milk production, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Milk production, per capita was 0.0172 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0172 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
130th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0245 tonnes per person
in 2010
All-time low
0.0062 tonnes per person
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk production, per capita in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per capita in Rwanda is 0.0172 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0245 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 tonnes per person, in 1975.
Rwanda ranks 130th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk production, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +30.9% |
| 1977 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | +27.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0141 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | +26.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0165 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0185 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0159 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0204 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0223 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0236 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0243 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0219 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0201 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0197 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0182 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.017 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0169 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0172 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0185 tonnes per person, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0172 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0177 tonnes per person, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0086 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.014 tonnes per person | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0166 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0206 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0217 tonnes per person | 0.0194 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0.0169 tonnes per person | 0.0194 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 127 Guinea-Bissau 0.0178 tonnes per person compare
- 128 Sierra Leone 0.0177 tonnes per person compare
- 129 Thailand 0.0177 tonnes per person compare
- 131 Qatar 0.0157 tonnes per person compare
- 132 Central African Republic 0.0156 tonnes per person compare
- 133 Comoros 0.0151 tonnes per person compare
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1223 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7651 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9517 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per capita in Rwanda?
- Milk production, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0172 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0245 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest milk production, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 tonnes per person in 1975.
- How does Rwanda rank for milk production, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 130th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk production, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.