RWANDA - Rwanda Seasonal Agricultural Survey 2025

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This is the annual report for the Seasonal Agricultural Survey (SAS) conducted by the National Institute of

Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) for the 2024/2025 agricultural year. It covers Rwanda’s three agricultural seasons.

The main agricultural seasons include Season A, starting from September 2024 to February 2025, Season B

starting from March to June 2025, and Season C starting from July to September 2025.

Key findings

A comprehensive summary of the primary indicators assessed during SAS 2025 is presented in Table 0. These

indicators include crop production, yield estimates, land use, use of agricultural inputs and agricultural practices.

Land use

In 2025 agricultural year, the country’s total land area was estimated at 2.376 million hectares. In season A,

1.399 million hectares (59%) were used for agricultural purposes, of which 1.019 million hectares were used

for Seasonal crops, 0.492 million hectares used for permanent crops, and 0.096 million hectares to permanent pasture.

In season B, the total land area remained 2.376 million hectares, with 1.423 million hectares

(60%) used for agricultural purposes. 1.022 million hectares were allocated to Seasonal crops, 0.524 million

hectares for crops, and 0.1 million hectares were allocated to permanent pasture.

Use of inputs

Agricultural inputs include improved seeds, organic and chemical fertilizers, as well as pesticides and fungicides.

In 2025, 37.3 % of farmers used improved seeds during season A, compared to 18% in season B, and

18.9% in season C. The organic fertilizers was used by 88% of farmers in season A, compared to 80.8% in

season B, and 83.5 % in season C. In contrast, the inorganic fertilizers was used by 63.2% of farmers in season

A, compared to 55.5% in season B, and 65.8 % in season C. Pesticides and fungicides was used by 41.9% of

farmers in season A, compared to 36.6% in season B, and 67 % in season C.

Agricultural practices

In season A of 2025, 13.4% of farmers practiced irrigation compared to 11.5% of farmers in season B and

58.9% in season C. In 2025 Season A, 90.3% of farmers practiced anti-erosion activities, compared to 89.9%

of farmers in season B and 94.7% of farmers in season C.

This seasonal agriculture survey focused on the following units of analysis: Small scale agricultural farms and large scale

farms