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
Rwanda among the world’s producers, 2024
Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Rwanda, which is outlined on the map.
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
Production per person, 2024
Rwanda had 14.3 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:
| Product | kg per person | World, kg per person | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bananas | 171 | 17.1 | 10.0× |
| Sweet potatoes | 98.1 | 11.1 | 8.8× |
| Cassava | 91.3 | 41.9 | 2.2× |
| Potatoes | 58.0 | 47.8 | 1.2× |
| Maize | 44.0 | 149 | 0.3× |
| Beans, dry | 33.6 | 3.71 | 9.0× |
| Pumpkins and squash | 18.9 | 4.24 | 4.5× |
| Taro | 14.3 | 2.23 | 6.4× |
| Cow milk | 13.4 | 97.7 | 0.1× |
| Sorghum | 13.2 | 7.87 | 1.7× |
| Tea leaves | 11.3 | 4.01 | 2.8× |
| Sugar cane | 11.0 | 238 | 0.0× |
Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.
Trade in agricultural products, 2024
Rwanda reported exports of 45 and imports of 74 of the products covered here.
Largest exports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee, green | 17,722 | USD 88.4 m | 4.99 | 28 of 131 |
| Tea leaves | 20,257 | USD 53.2 m | 2.63 | 13 of 143 |
| Other beans, green | 2,352 | USD 6.2 m | 2.65 | 22 of 106 |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | 1,177 | USD 3.5 m | 3.01 | 54 of 125 |
| Chillies and peppers, dry (Capsicum spp., Pimenta spp.), raw | 626 | USD 1.4 m | 2.19 | 43 of 127 |
| Beans, dry | 1,378 | USD 1.1 m | 0.82 | 63 of 139 |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | 534 | USD 594,000 | 1.11 | 46 of 115 |
| Maize (corn) | 1,059 | USD 353,000 | 0.33 | 80 of 137 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 319 | USD 345,000 | 1.08 | 67 of 113 |
| Avocados | 147 | USD 202,000 | 1.37 | 60 of 94 |
Largest imports by value
| Product | Tonnes | Value | USD/kg | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm oil | 90,000 | USD 100 m | 1.11 | 62 of 191 |
| Wheat | 100,000 | USD 40.0 m | 0.40 | 116 of 176 |
| Maize (corn) | 106,174 | USD 29.7 m | 0.28 | 85 of 190 |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | 12,479 | USD 9.7 m | 0.77 | 73 of 183 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | 6,776 | USD 9.6 m | 1.41 | 104 of 186 |
| Sorghum | 42,671 | USD 6.7 m | 0.16 | 12 of 130 |
| Wine | 1,943 | USD 5.4 m | 2.78 | 118 of 192 |
| Beans, dry | 18,090 | USD 5.2 m | 0.29 | 43 of 185 |
| Potatoes | 17,400 | USD 4.9 m | 0.28 | 84 of 183 |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled | 2,837 | USD 4.3 m | 1.52 | 143 of 189 |
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.
Questions and answers
What are the main crops produced in Rwanda?
By volume, the largest products of Rwanda in 2024 were bananas (2.4 million t), sweet potatoes (1.4 million t), cassava (1.3 million t), according to FAOSTAT.
Is Rwanda the world’s largest producer of anything?
Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 4th, for pyrethrum, dried flowers.
How much bananas does Rwanda produce per person?
About 171 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 17.1 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).
What does Rwanda export most?
By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were coffee, green (USD 88.4 m), tea leaves (USD 53.2 m), other beans, green (USD 6.2 m), according to FAOSTAT.
What does Rwanda import most?
By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were palm oil (USD 100 m), wheat (USD 40.0 m), maize (corn) (USD 29.7 m).
Where does this data come from?
Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
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.