FAOSTAT · 2024
Agricultural production in Rwanda
According to FAOSTAT, Rwanda produced 975,199 t of cereals, 681,190 t of vegetables, 2.6 million t of fruit, 99,076 t of meat and 245,448 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were bananas (2.4 million t), sweet potatoes (1.4 million t) and cassava (1.3 million t).
- Products recorded
- 73
- World #1
- 0
- products
- World top 10
- 3
- products
- Year
- 2024
Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in taro (+204%), followed by rice (+95%).
Livestock numbers: 1.5 million cattle, 1.1 million pigs, 288,916 sheep and 1.6 million goats.
Totals by group
| Group | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All roots and tubers | 3,788,043 | 41 | 0.4% | +41% |
| All fruit | 2,593,510 | 53 | 0.27% | +33% |
| All cereals | 975,199 | 111 | 0.03% | +68% |
| All vegetables | 681,190 | 92 | 0.06% | +13% |
| All pulses | 490,563 | 33 | 0.51% | +13% |
| All milk | 245,448 | 115 | 0.02% | +8.6% |
| All sugar crops | 156,259 | 104 | 0.01% | +55% |
| All meat | 99,076 | 127 | 0.03% | −2.2% |
| All citrus fruit | 9,349 | 103 | 0.01% | −14% |
| All eggs | 7,754 | 118 | 0.01% | +11% |
All products by volume, 2024
| Product | Tonnes | World rank | Share | 10-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bananas | 2,437,236 | 15 | 1.75% | +35% |
| Sweet potatoes | 1,398,268 | 7 | 1.54% | +49% |
| Cassava | 1,301,325 | 31 | 0.38% | +45% |
| Potatoes | 827,355 | 48 | 0.21% | +15% |
| Maize | 627,086 | 72 | 0.05% | +76% |
| Beans, dry | 478,344 | 14 | 1.58% | +15% |
| Pumpkins and squash | 269,329 | 24 | 0.78% | +8.5% |
| Taro | 203,676 | 8 | 1.12% | +205% |
| Cow milk | 190,796 | 116 | 0.02% | +28% |
| Sorghum | 187,766 | 30 | 0.29% | +34% |
| Tea leaves | 160,592 | 13 | 0.49% | +49% |
| Sugar cane | 156,259 | 73 | 0.01% | +55% |
| Beer | 150,000 | 87 | 0.08% | +25% |
| Rice (paddy) | 141,932 | 71 | 0.02% | +95% |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | 84,067 | 47 | 0.21% | +8.4% |
| Eggplants | 83,501 | 26 | 0.15% | +63% |
| Tomatoes | 80,525 | 84 | 0.04% | −31% |
| Cabbages | 76,978 | 55 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | 74,756 | 86 | 0.03% | +7.3% |
| Yams | 57,419 | 22 | 0.06% | +4.9% |
| Goat milk | 49,438 | 45 | 0.24% | −28% |
| Carrots and turnips | 46,347 | 64 | 0.1% | +211% |
| Skim milk of cows | 44,329 | 91 | 0.03% | −7.8% |
| Beef (cattle meat) | 42,094 | 100 | 0.06% | +31% |
| Tea, packed | 38,071 | 14 | 0.52% | +72% |
| Soybeans | 36,705 | 54 | 0.01% | +105% |
| Onions, dry | 30,670 | 98 | 0.03% | +112% |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | 25,582 | 34 | 0.11% | +5.2% |
| Pineapples | 22,428 | 47 | 0.08% | +116% |
| Coffee, green | 17,840 | 31 | 0.16% | +8.9% |
| Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 17,036 | 23 | 0.83% | +14% |
| Wheat | 16,417 | 96 | 0% | +108% |
| Chicken meat | 15,043 | 130 | 0.01% | −7.7% |
| Groundnuts (peanuts) | 14,394 | 56 | 0.03% | +41% |
| Peas, dry | 12,218 | 44 | 0.09% | −40% |
| Goat meat | 11,888 | 55 | 0.15% | −32% |
| Raw sugar | 11,493 | 105 | 0.01% | +4.5% |
| Avocados | 9,464 | 42 | 0.08% | +25% |
| Chillies and peppers, green | 9,100 | 87 | 0.02% | +105% |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | 8,419 | 81 | 0.09% | +31% |
| Pork (pig meat) | 7,949 | 103 | 0.01% | −22% |
| Hen eggs | 7,754 | 118 | 0.01% | +11% |
| Groundnut oil | 7,479 | 41 | 0.12% | +365% |
| Other beans, green | 7,423 | 50 | 0.03% | +8.7% |
| Whole milk powder | 6,441 | 40 | 0.13% | +5.7% |
| Lemons and limes | 6,122 | 66 | 0.03% | −13% |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | 6,080 | 83 | 0.07% | +31% |
| Honey | 5,677 | 41 | 0.29% | +24% |
| Mangoes and guavas | 5,250 | 66 | 0.01% | −59% |
| Sheep milk | 5,213 | 63 | 0.05% | −38% |
| Tobacco, unmanufactured | 4,684 | 52 | 0.08% | +0.4% |
| Molasses | 3,352 | 107 | 0% | +2.6% |
| Oranges | 3,228 | 94 | 0% | −14% |
| Pepper (black, white) | 2,776 | 19 | 0.3% | +9.6% |
| Rabbit meat | 2,646 | 14 | 0.31% | −36% |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | 2,615 | 44 | 0.17% | −32% |
| Leeks | 2,560 | 35 | 0.12% | +4.4% |
| Sheep meat | 2,420 | 100 | 0.02% | −60% |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | 2,378 | 53 | 0.16% | −32% |
| Millet | 1,997 | 58 | 0.01% | −50% |
| Butter of cow milk | 1,949 | 83 | 0.03% | −7.8% |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | 1,216 | 84 | 0.04% | +31% |
| Pyrethrum, dried flowers | 1,132 | 4 | 15.52% | +19% |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | 558 | 83 | 0.03% | −60% |
| Fat of pigs | 477 | 78 | 0% | −22% |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | 465 | 87 | 0.02% | −60% |
| Goat fat, unrendered | 333 | 58 | 0.11% | −32% |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | 318 | 88 | 0% | −22% |
| Buttermilk, dry | 202 | 86 | 0.03% | — |
| Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c. | 138 | 58 | 0% | +4.5% |
| Papayas | 134 | 65 | 0% | −97% |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | 79 | 91 | 0.01% | −60% |
| Beeswax | 47 | 40 | 0.07% | −6.0% |
Live animals, 2024
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.