Coffee bean yields in Burundi
Burundi: Coffee bean yields was 0.9288 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coffee bean yields in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coffee bean yields in Burundi is 0.9288 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Burundi peaked at 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2687 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Burundi ranks 26th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Burundi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2687 tonnes per hectare | -69.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7203 tonnes per hectare | +168.1% |
| 1965 | 0.474 tonnes per hectare | -34.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5211 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6672 tonnes per hectare | +28.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5703 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5018 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7375 tonnes per hectare | +47.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8034 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6222 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7132 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 0.938 tonnes per hectare | +31.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5641 tonnes per hectare | -39.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6493 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5161 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6904 tonnes per hectare | +33.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7922 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6298 tonnes per hectare | -20.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7968 tonnes per hectare | +26.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5947 tonnes per hectare | -25.4% |
| 1983 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +95.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8309 tonnes per hectare | -28.4% |
| 1985 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8234 tonnes per hectare | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9574 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9276 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8051 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7742 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9001 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9304 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8211 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9385 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.729 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7904 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6893 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6049 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9103 tonnes per hectare | +50.5% |
| 2000 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9589 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9644 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9739 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9413 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9769 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9303 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7891 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8268 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8738 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8662 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8951 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9199 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9354 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9903 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9875 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.957 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9363 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9354 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9287 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9286 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9288 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.9288 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6909 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.9288 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4357 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +168.1% | 0.2687 tonnes per hectare | 0.7203 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5964 tonnes per hectare | 0.2687 tonnes per hectare | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7026 tonnes per hectare | 0.5161 tonnes per hectare | 0.938 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8541 tonnes per hectare | 0.5947 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8088 tonnes per hectare | 0.6049 tonnes per hectare | 0.9385 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.978 tonnes per hectare | 0.7891 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9152 tonnes per hectare | 0.8268 tonnes per hectare | 0.9903 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9316 tonnes per hectare | 0.9286 tonnes per hectare | 0.9363 tonnes per hectare | 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 coffee bean yields in Burundi?
- Coffee bean yields in Burundi was 0.9288 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coffee bean yields recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2687 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Burundi rank for coffee bean yields?
- Burundi ranks 26th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.