Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0483 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Burundi is 0.0483 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 193.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.0598 ha per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0165 ha per person, in 2014.
Burundi ranks 89th of 159 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0485 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0439 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0476 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0491 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.048 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0484 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.047 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0467 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.044 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0438 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0427 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0419 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0439 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0397 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0428 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0423 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0419 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0399 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0462 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0465 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.046 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0439 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0432 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.041 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0441 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0427 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0433 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0455 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0395 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0389 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0384 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0376 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0379 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0309 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0333 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0324 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.035 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.033 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0319 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0321 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0333 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0327 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0312 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0299 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0291 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0296 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0283 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0273 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0267 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.028 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0302 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.023 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0207 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0165 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0196 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0281 ha per person | +43.6% |
| 2017 | 0.029 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0293 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0376 ha per person | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0412 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0513 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0598 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0494 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0483 ha per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.047 ha per person | 0.0439 ha per person | 0.0491 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0425 ha per person | 0.0397 ha per person | 0.0462 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0436 ha per person | 0.0395 ha per person | 0.0465 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0349 ha per person | 0.0309 ha per person | 0.0389 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.03 ha per person | 0.0267 ha per person | 0.0333 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0262 ha per person | 0.0165 ha per person | 0.0376 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 ha per person | 0.0412 ha per person | 0.0598 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Burundi?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Burundi was 0.0483 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0598 ha per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0165 ha per person in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 89th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.