Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis 2024
Rwanda
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RWA-NISR-CFSVA-2024-v01
Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis 2024
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| RWANDA | RWA |
Between 2021 and 2024, Rwanda's economy exhibited remarkable resilience, rebounding from global and regional shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this recovery, food security and nutrition remain pivotal to the country's development agenda, with Rwanda making notable strides toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger).
However, persistent structural barriers—including challenging topography and the increasing occurrence of climate-related shocks—continue to impede uniform progress nationwide. In response, the Government of Rwanda is implementing the National Strategy for Transformation and the Strategic Plan for the Agricultural Transformation (PSTA5), targeting the root causes of food and nutrition insecurity.
The 2024 Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment (CFSVA) presents critical insights into the current state of food security across the country. Key findings highlight the geographical distribution and profile of food-insecure households, patterns in food availability and pricing, gender dimensions of food access, dietary diversity, and malnutrition.
The report also explores the locations of malnourished populations, the nutritional status of children and women, and household coping capacities in the face of recurrent shocks. Together, these findings provide essential evidence to inform policy, programming, and strategic interventions aimed at achieving inclusive and sustainable food and nutrition security in Rwanda.
Household and individual
Version
Version 0.1 Edited, Anonymized dataset for public use
Coverage
National coverage
Household members
Producers and sponsors
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda(NISR) | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning(MINECOFIN) |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning | Producer of this survey |
|
Ministry of agriculture and Animal Resources |
Government of Rwanda | Technical assistance |
| World Food Programme | International Organisation | Technical assistance |
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Government of Rwanda | GoR | Funding |
| European Union | EU | Funding |
| USAID | USAID | Funding |
| UNICEF | UNICEF | Funding |
| WFP | WFP | Funding |
Sampling
The 2024 Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment (CFSVA) employed a stratified
two-stage sampling approach designed to ensure statistical representativeness at the district level.
In the first stage, data from the 2022 Population and Housing Census and the Rwanda Demographic and
Health Survey were used, with each district serving as a stratum and villages, or Enumeration Areas (EAs),
as the primary sampling units (PSUs). The NISR's 2020 mapping operation identified 24,339 EAs, forming
the basis for the 2022 Census, Post Enumeration Survey, and future inter-censual surveys. Depending on
physical and demographic factors, an EA may comprise a whole village or parts of one or two villages.
Villages were systematically selected using Probability Proportional to Size (PPS), giving larger villages a
higher chance of inclusion. The total sample consists of 900 EAs across Rwanda’s 30 districts, ensuring
comprehensive geographical coverage.
At the second stage of sampling, households were randomly selected within each sampled village.
From the official list provided by village authorities, 10 households were systematically selected using a
random start and a calculated interval based on the total number of households in each village. An
additional three reserve households were also identified to replace any non-responding households. The
target sample size for each district was 300 households, leading to a total sample size of 9,000
households across Rwanda.
Weighting procedures were employed to account for variations in household sizes across villages and
to correct for non-response. The basic weight for each household was calculated as the inverse of its
probability of selection, ensuring that the results were representative of the overall population in each
district. Additionally, adjustments were made for non-interviews and replacement households to
maintain accuracy. The final dataset provides comprehensive and representative information on food
security and nutrition at the national, provincial, and district levels.
Data collection
2024
- Face-to-face [f2f]
Metadata production
RWA-NISR-CFSVA-2024-v01
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda | NISR | Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning | Producer of this survey |
|
Ministry of agriculture and Animal Resources |
MINAGRI | Government of Rwanda | Technical assistance |
| World Food Programme | WFP | International Organisation | Technical assistance |
2025-08-07