Black Pepper Production in Rwanda

Rwanda produced 2.8 thousand tonnes of Black Pepper in 2024, a 12.0% change from 2010. Yield in 2024 was 35,504 hg/ha, above the Africa average of 14,718 hg/ha.

Year	Production (K tonnes)	Yield (hg/ha)	Area (K ha)
2010	2.5	41,667	0.6
2011	2.8	44,000	0.6
2012	2.8	44,444	0.6
2013	2.5	39,153	0.6
2014	2.5	38,035	0.7
2015	2.6	37,344	0.7
2016	2.5	34,783	0.7
2017	2.5	35,954	0.7
2018	2.5	36,017	0.7
2019	2.6	35,575	0.7
2020	2.6	35,308	0.7
2021	2.3	35,713	0.7
2022	2.7	36,096	0.7
2023	2.8	35,800	0.8
2024	2.8	35,504	0.8

Source: FAOSTAT and World Bank, via Afrixplorer. Last updated 2026-09-15.