Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Burundi
Burundi: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Burundi stood at 1.16 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Burundi peaked at 1.48 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9196 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Burundi 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.993 tonnes per hectare | 0.9196 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.9733 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2025)
- Rural population 10.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 74.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 678,679 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Burundi?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Burundi was 1.16 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9196 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Burundi rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Burundi ranks 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.