Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Burundi
Burundi: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 678,679 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Burundi stood at 678,679 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 281.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Burundi peaked at 796,234 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 127,800 ha, in 1962.
Burundi ranks 88th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 137,397 ha | — |
| 1962 | 127,800 ha | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 141,460 ha | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 149,900 ha | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 150,750 ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 155,802 ha | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 155,124 ha | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 157,700 ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 152,102 ha | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 154,623 ha | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 154,613 ha | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 151,723 ha | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 158,398 ha | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 146,930 ha | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 162,468 ha | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 164,370 ha | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 167,100 ha | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 163,700 ha | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 194,000 ha | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 203,668 ha | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 210,102 ha | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 205,500 ha | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 207,500 ha | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 202,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 222,126 ha | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 219,195 ha | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 227,400 ha | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 244,250 ha | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 216,150 ha | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 217,500 ha | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 219,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 220,000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 214,974 ha | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 176,284 ha | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 202,000 ha | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 196,675 ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 212,528 ha | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 204,200 ha | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 202,000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 207,403 ha | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 221,000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 223,400 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 220,067 ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 218,800 ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 220,900 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 232,500 ha | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 231,335 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 232,432 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 239,225 ha | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 262,381 ha | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 293,037 ha | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 232,079 ha | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 215,706 ha | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 177,786 ha | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 216,211 ha | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 315,843 ha | +46.1% |
| 2017 | 333,695 ha | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 347,705 ha | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 460,429 ha | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 519,364 ha | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 665,658 ha | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 796,234 ha | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 675,747 ha | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 678,679 ha | +0.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 678,679 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.51 million ha, 45% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 678,679 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million ha, 54% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +46.1% | 216,211 ha | 315,843 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147,559 ha | 127,800 ha | 157,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 161,792 ha | 146,930 ha | 194,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 215,789 ha | 202,000 ha | 244,250 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 206,516 ha | 176,284 ha | 220,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 224,706 ha | 207,403 ha | 239,225 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 285,487 ha | 177,786 ha | 460,429 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 667,136 ha | 519,364 ha | 796,234 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, primary — area harvested in Burundi?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Burundi was 678,679 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 796,234 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,800 ha in 1962.
- How does Burundi rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Burundi ranks 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 281.7%. 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, primary — 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.