Sweet potato production in Rwanda
Rwanda: Sweet potato production was 1.40 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potato production 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.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potato production in Rwanda stood at 1.40 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potato production in Rwanda peaked at 1.40 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 203,000 tonnes, in 1965.
That places Rwanda 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 364,600 tonnes | 203,000 tonnes | 657,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 597,541 tonnes | 399,072 tonnes | 867,600 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 897,838 tonnes | 771,500 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 817,977 tonnes | 550,500 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 939,106 tonnes | 777,034 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million tonnes | 840,072 tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potato production in Rwanda?
- Sweet potato production in Rwanda was 1.40 million tonnes 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 sweet potato production recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest sweet potato production recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 203,000 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Rwanda rank for sweet potato production?
- Rwanda ranks 7th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potato production rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. 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 Sweet potato production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.