Beans, dry — Area harvested in Burundi
Burundi: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 747,771 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 747,771 ha for beans, dry — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Burundi peaked at 971,568 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 210,000 ha, in 1961.
Burundi ranks 8th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 210,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 210,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 210,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 230,000 ha | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 230,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 230,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 250,000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 260,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 260,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 275,000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 280,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 250,000 ha | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 290,000 ha | +16.0% |
| 1974 | 240,000 ha | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 290,000 ha | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 290,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 300,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 270,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 270,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 290,000 ha | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 290,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 290,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 295,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 250,000 ha | -15.3% |
| 1985 | 300,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 310,000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 320,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 310,500 ha | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 250,600 ha | -19.3% |
| 1990 | 250,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 300,000 ha | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 300,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 323,215 ha | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 250,000 ha | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 290,000 ha | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 275,000 ha | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 268,000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 270,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 230,000 ha | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 210,000 ha | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 250,000 ha | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 270,000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 255,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 240,000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 275,000 ha | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 230,000 ha | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 225,000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 215,000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 220,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 226,903 ha | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 238,988 ha | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 340,752 ha | +42.6% |
| 2013 | 338,130 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 380,592 ha | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 355,685 ha | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 588,096 ha | +65.3% |
| 2017 | 574,267 ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 599,139 ha | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 971,568 ha | +62.2% |
| 2020 | 740,585 ha | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 806,703 ha | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 883,296 ha | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 855,598 ha | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 747,771 ha | -12.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 747,771 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 130,914 ha, 5.7× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 747,771 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,234 ha, 8.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +65.3% | 355,685 ha | 588,096 ha |
| 2019 | +62.2% | 599,139 ha | 971,568 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 232,222 ha | 210,000 ha | 260,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 275,500 ha | 240,000 ha | 300,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 290,610 ha | 250,000 ha | 320,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 275,682 ha | 230,000 ha | 323,215 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 239,000 ha | 210,000 ha | 275,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 461,412 ha | 226,903 ha | 971,568 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 806,791 ha | 740,585 ha | 883,296 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 513,001 ha compare
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- 6 Mozambique 1.21 million ha compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 373,014 ha compare
- 7 Uganda 863,246 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 171,585 ha compare
- 9 China 738,345 ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 114,184 ha compare
- 10 China, mainland 732,838 ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 91,841 ha compare
- 11 Angola 713,374 ha compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 84,329 ha compare
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 beans, dry — area harvested in Burundi?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Burundi was 747,771 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 971,568 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Burundi ranks 8th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.