Bean yields in Burundi
Burundi: Bean yields was 0.6749 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6749 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 17.8%
World rank
113th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.32 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
0.5727 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, bean yields in Burundi stood at 0.6749 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Burundi peaked at 1.32 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5727 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 113th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Burundi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9703 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9492 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.964 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8815 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +49.6% |
| 1991 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1992 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9277 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9888 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8926 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9957 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9061 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9029 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9176 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7811 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9085 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.912 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8821 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9421 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8883 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8397 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6044 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6654 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6615 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7956 tonnes per hectare | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6391 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6464 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6563 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6373 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6211 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6074 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5887 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5727 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6749 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.6749 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8795 tonnes per hectare, 77% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.6749 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +49.6% | 0.8815 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare |
| 2012 | -28.0% | 0.8397 tonnes per hectare | 0.6044 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.9703 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9869 tonnes per hectare | 0.8815 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.9277 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9041 tonnes per hectare | 0.7811 tonnes per hectare | 0.9957 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7034 tonnes per hectare | 0.6044 tonnes per hectare | 0.8883 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.613 tonnes per hectare | 0.5727 tonnes per hectare | 0.6749 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 80.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Burundi?
- Bean yields in Burundi was 0.6749 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5727 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for bean yields?
- Burundi ranks 113th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.