Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 94.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Burundi, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 94.6% for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in 2022.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Burundi peaked at 99.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 2021.
That places Burundi 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 99.3% | — |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | +3.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 94.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 94.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.1% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 91.4% | 94.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 28 Gabon 95.8% compare
- 29 Mozambique 95.1% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 95.0% compare
- 32 Central African Republic 94.3% compare
- 33 Lesotho 94.3% compare
- 34 Bahamas 93.8% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Burundi?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Burundi was 94.6% in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 2021.
- How does Burundi rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.