Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Burundi
Burundi: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 27,022 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 27,022 ha for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 414.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Burundi peaked at 39,776 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,479 ha, in 2013.
That places Burundi 11th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,800 ha | — |
| 2001 | 12,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 14,281 ha | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 15,387 ha | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 9,477 ha | -38.4% |
| 2013 | 4,479 ha | -52.7% |
| 2014 | 5,254 ha | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 14,975 ha | +185.0% |
| 2016 | 15,063 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 39,234 ha | +160.5% |
| 2018 | 39,776 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 14,329 ha | -64.0% |
| 2020 | 31,113 ha | +117.1% |
| 2021 | 28,406 ha | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 24,616 ha | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 28,045 ha | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 27,022 ha | -3.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 27,022 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 22,286 ha, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 27,022 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,901 ha, 6.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals n.e.c. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +185.0% | 5,254 ha | 14,975 ha |
| 2017 | +160.5% | 15,063 ha | 39,234 ha |
| 2020 | +117.1% | 14,329 ha | 31,113 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11,930 ha | 10,800 ha | 12,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,226 ha | 4,479 ha | 39,776 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,840 ha | 24,616 ha | 31,113 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 cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Burundi?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Burundi was 27,022 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 39,776 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,479 ha in 2013.
- How does Burundi rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Burundi ranks 11th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 414.3%. 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 Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.