Change of cereal yield vs land used in Burundi
Burundi: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.16
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
160th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.48
in 2016
All-time low
0.9196
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield vs land used in Burundi is 1.16, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Burundi peaked at 1.48 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9196, in 1963.
Burundi ranks 160th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9462 | — |
| 1962 | 1.01 | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9196 | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9919 | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 0.9836 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.9758 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9973 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 1.05 | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 1.07 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1.11 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.02 | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 1.11 | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9733 | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 1.1 | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.11 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.23 | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 1.1 | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.11 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.15 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.21 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.23 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.19 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.37 | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 1.35 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.37 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.39 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.39 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.27 | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 1.33 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 1.39 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.43 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.28 | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 1.31 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.23 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.28 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.28 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.33 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.34 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.28 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.28 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.3 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.23 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.15 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.11 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.18 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.33 | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.48 | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 1.13 | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 1.32 | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 1.19 | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 1.16 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.19 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.17 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 1.16 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.993 | 0.9196 | 1.07 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 0.9733 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 | 1.06 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 | 1.27 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 | 1.11 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 | 1.16 | 1.2 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 34.29 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 34.29 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Burundi?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Burundi was 1.16 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 in 2016.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9196 in 1963.
- How does Burundi rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Burundi ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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