Burkina Faso vs Burundi: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Burkina Faso
1.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi
1.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
158th
Burundi rank
160th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.2 tonnes per hectare against 1.16 tonnes per hectare in Burundi, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Burundi ranks 160th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Burundi in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4917 tonnes per hectare | 0.993 tonnes per hectare | 0.5013 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1970s | 0.509 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.5875 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1980s | 0.6269 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.531 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.8346 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.5169 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2000s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.2923 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2010s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.106 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.0194 tonnes per hectare | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Burkina Faso or Burundi?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.2 tonnes per hectare against 1.16 tonnes per hectare in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Burundi rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 158th and Burundi ranks 160th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.