Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Burundi
Burundi: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 161,000 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Burundi, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Burundi stood at 161,000 tonnes.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Burundi peaked at 220,000 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67,000 tonnes, in 2011.
Burundi ranks 159th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Burundi, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 89,000 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 67,000 tonnes | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 171,000 tonnes | +155.2% |
| 2013 | 114,000 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 116,000 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 89,000 tonnes | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 135,000 tonnes | +51.7% |
| 2017 | 209,000 tonnes | +54.8% |
| 2018 | 199,000 tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 220,000 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 202,000 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 191,000 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 161,000 tonnes | -15.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 161,000 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.25 million tonnes, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 161,000 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million tonnes, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +155.2% | 67,000 tonnes | 171,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 140,900 tonnes | 67,000 tonnes | 220,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 184,667 tonnes | 161,000 tonnes | 202,000 tonnes | 3 |
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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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Burundi?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Burundi was 161,000 tonnes in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 220,000 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,000 tonnes in 2011.
- How does Burundi rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Burundi ranks 159th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.