What is milk supply per person in Rwanda?

Milk supply per person in Rwanda was 13.7 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest milk supply per person recorded in Rwanda?

The highest recorded value was 20.58 kilograms per year per capita in 1986.

What is the lowest milk supply per person recorded in Rwanda?

The lowest recorded value was 6.16 kilograms per year per capita in 1975.

How does Rwanda rank for milk supply per person?

Rwanda ranks 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is milk supply per person rising or falling in Rwanda?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Rwanda data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Milk supply per person in Rwanda

Name: Milk supply per person in Rwanda
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Rwanda: Milk supply per person was 13.7 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

13.7 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 6.1%

World rank

167th

of 191 countries

All-time high

20.58 kilograms per year per capita

in 1986

All-time low

6.16 kilograms per year per capita

in 1975

Years of data

1961–2023

Milk supply per person in Rwanda, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 13.7 kilograms per year per capita for milk supply per person in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk supply per person in Rwanda peaked at 20.58 kilograms per year per capita in 1986 and was at its lowest, 6.16 kilograms per year per capita, in 1975.

That places Rwanda 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	6.88 kilograms per year per capita	6.48 kilograms per year per capita	7.32 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	8.66 kilograms per year per capita	6.16 kilograms per year per capita	13.5 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	16.58 kilograms per year per capita	14.3 kilograms per year per capita	20.58 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	15.13 kilograms per year per capita	13.57 kilograms per year per capita	18.23 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	16.66 kilograms per year per capita	14.66 kilograms per year per capita	19.96 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	16.1 kilograms per year per capita	13.82 kilograms per year per capita	17.73 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	13.58 kilograms per year per capita	12.91 kilograms per year per capita	14.28 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

164 Indonesia 14.95 kilograms per year per capita compare
165 Guinea 14.9 kilograms per year per capita compare
166 Central African Republic 14.84 kilograms per year per capita compare
168 East Timor 12.59 kilograms per year per capita compare
169 Cameroon 12.19 kilograms per year per capita compare
170 Malawi 10.95 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More economy & growth data for Rwanda

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -13.6% (2025)
Inflation of consumer prices 5.9% (2025)
GDP per capita 1,116 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 8.3% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 16.27 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,116 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 1,428 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 771.20 million current US$ (2025)
Taxes less subsidies on products 1.25 trillion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk supply per person in Rwanda?: Milk supply per person in Rwanda was 13.7 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest milk supply per person recorded in Rwanda?: The highest recorded value was 20.58 kilograms per year per capita in 1986.
What is the lowest milk supply per person recorded in Rwanda?: The lowest recorded value was 6.16 kilograms per year per capita in 1975.
How does Rwanda rank for milk supply per person?: Rwanda ranks 167th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is milk supply per person rising or falling in Rwanda?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Milk supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Milk supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.