Fertiliser use in Rwanda
Farmers in Rwanda used 31.7 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Rwanda, 2024
31.7
Change from 2023
−3.6%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
133rd of 190
Fertiliser use in Rwanda over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.7 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 32.9 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 31.5 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 25.1 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 29.1 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 25.0 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 14.9 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 17.4 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 8.8 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 17.6 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 11.3 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 10.5 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 4.7 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 0.1 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 0.1 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 1.2 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 9.5 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 7.8 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 3.4 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 3.0 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 1.8 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 2.2 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 2.2 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 0.3 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 0.3 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.6% from 32.9 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 11.3 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +181.8%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Rwanda has the 133rd highest value.
More for Rwanda
All statistics for Rwanda
Cereal yield
1,784 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
75.7%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.58e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
69.7%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.21e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
9.0e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT