Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Burundi
Burundi: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 6.27 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Burundi, 2010–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 6.27 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2022.
That represents a change of 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?, per square in Burundi peaked at 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2011.
Burundi ranks 123rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Burundi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.47 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 6.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +155.2% |
| 2013 | 4.44 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 4.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 5.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 2017 | 8.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 2018 | 7.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 7.87 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 7.44 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 6.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 6.27 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 6.27 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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% | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.66 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 120 China 7.26 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 121 Uganda 6.58 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 122 Bahamas 6.29 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 124 Burkina Faso 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 125 Bhutan 6.03 tonnes per square kilometre
- 126 Saudi Arabia 5.9 tonnes per square kilometre 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 square in Burundi?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Burundi was 6.27 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Burundi rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Burundi ranks 123rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.