NISR has conducted the Seasonal Agriculture Survey to provide more comprehensive data on the Rwandan agriculture sector. During 2024 Season A, the data collection activities started from December 3rd, 2023, and was concluded on March 28th, 2024, covering 1,200 segments and 370 large scale farmers’ holdings across the country.

The total country land area is estimated at 2.376 million hectares for which 1.372 million hectares (58% of total country land) is used for agriculture. Out of the total agricultural land, 1.049 million hectares were used for Seasonal crops in season A, 0.511 million hectares is the area under permanent crops, while 0.124 million hectares are under permanent pasture. Overall, there was an increase in the production of major crops compared to Season A of the previous year.