Cassava, fresh — Yield in Burundi
Burundi: Cassava, fresh — Yield was 7,830 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — yield in Burundi stood at 7,830 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — yield in Burundi peaked at 11,238 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,187 kg/ha, in 2009.
Burundi ranks 64th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cassava, fresh — Yield in Burundi, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,024 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,024 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9,024 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9,070 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 9,070 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 9,070 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9,091 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 9,091 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9,091 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 9,032 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 9,011 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 8,963 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 8,995 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 9,056 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 9,085 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 9,198 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 9,091 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 9,184 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 9,171 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 9,091 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 9,204 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 8,880 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 9,061 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 9,291 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 9,000 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 9,233 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 9,155 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 8,975 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 8,365 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 8,897 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 8,978 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 9,205 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 8,983 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 8,788 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 8,714 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 8,578 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 8,618 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 8,882 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 8,821 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 8,995 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 8,959 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 9,146 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 8,522 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 8,184 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 7,523 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 8,786 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 8,728 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6,472 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 4,187 kg/ha | -35.3% |
| 2010 | 4,822 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 4,818 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4,209 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 6,875 kg/ha | +63.3% |
| 2014 | 7,363 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 8,100 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 11,238 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 2017 | 7,397 kg/ha | -34.2% |
| 2018 | 8,070 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 8,138 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 7,889 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 7,662 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 7,740 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 7,760 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 7,830 kg/ha | +0.9% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 7,830 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 9,533 kg/ha, 82% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 7,830 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,541 kg/ha, 74% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +63.3% | 4,209 kg/ha | 6,875 kg/ha |
| 2016 | +38.7% | 8,100 kg/ha | 11,238 kg/ha |
| 2009 | -35.3% | 6,472 kg/ha | 4,187 kg/ha |
| 2017 | -34.2% | 11,238 kg/ha | 7,397 kg/ha |
| 2008 | -25.8% | 8,728 kg/ha | 6,472 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,062 kg/ha | 9,024 kg/ha | 9,091 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,078 kg/ha | 8,963 kg/ha | 9,198 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,026 kg/ha | 8,365 kg/ha | 9,291 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,847 kg/ha | 8,578 kg/ha | 9,205 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,950 kg/ha | 4,187 kg/ha | 9,146 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,103 kg/ha | 4,209 kg/ha | 11,238 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,776 kg/ha | 7,662 kg/ha | 7,889 kg/ha | 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 cassava, fresh — yield in Burundi?
- Cassava, fresh — yield in Burundi was 7,830 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 11,238 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — yield recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,187 kg/ha in 2009.
- How does Burundi rank for cassava, fresh — yield?
- Burundi ranks 64th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — yield rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Yield. 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.