Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0121 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burundi, 2010–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.0121 tonnes per person for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.0182 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 tonnes per person, in 2011.
That places Burundi 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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?, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 0.017 tonnes per person | +146.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -35.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.012 tonnes per person | +49.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0182 tonnes per person | +51.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.018 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.016 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0121 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0407 tonnes per person, 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0121 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 14% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 | +146.3% | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.017 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.0182 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0143 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 0.016 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 176 Nigeria 0.0223 tonnes per person compare
- 177 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0145 tonnes per person compare
- 178 Ethiopia 0.0124 tonnes per person compare
- 180 Central African Republic 0.0118 tonnes per person compare
- 181 Pakistan 0.0109 tonnes per person compare
- 182 Ukraine 0.009 tonnes per person 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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burundi?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burundi was 0.0121 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0182 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 tonnes per person in 2011.
- How does Burundi rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.