Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Soybean yields

Burundi
0.4343 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.5569 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi rank
100th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
97th

Soybean yields over time

  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
0.511.5196119922024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.5569 tonnes per hectare against 0.4343 tonnes per hectare in Burundi, a difference of 0.1226 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 100th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 97th of 105 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 1 tonnes per hectare 0.6859 tonnes per hectare 0.3141 tonnes per hectare Burundi
1970s 1.09 tonnes per hectare 0.8028 tonnes per hectare 0.2864 tonnes per hectare Burundi
1980s 0.9537 tonnes per hectare 0.7982 tonnes per hectare 0.1556 tonnes per hectare Burundi
1990s 0.8629 tonnes per hectare 0.7759 tonnes per hectare 0.087 tonnes per hectare Burundi
2000s 0.7594 tonnes per hectare 0.4822 tonnes per hectare 0.2772 tonnes per hectare Burundi
2010s 0.6402 tonnes per hectare 0.4882 tonnes per hectare 0.152 tonnes per hectare Burundi
2020s 0.4523 tonnes per hectare 0.5404 tonnes per hectare 0.0881 tonnes per hectare Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybean yields, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.5569 tonnes per hectare against 0.4343 tonnes per hectare in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in soybean yields between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.1226 tonnes per hectare, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for soybean yields?
Burundi ranks 100th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 97th of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Soybean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Soybean yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 4,851 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.