Groundnut yields in Burundi
Burundi: Groundnut yields was 0.6781 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6781 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
103rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.9714 tonnes per hectare
in 1990
All-time low
0.4428 tonnes per hectare
in 2013
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut 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 groundnut yields in Burundi is 0.6781 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Burundi peaked at 0.9714 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4428 tonnes per hectare, in 2013.
That places Burundi 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Burundi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7848 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -36.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6452 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6385 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7222 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6792 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6889 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.72 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.78 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.84 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.91 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7545 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8462 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9286 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9333 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.929 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.929 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9267 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9714 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9267 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8936 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8695 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8282 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9028 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8462 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7602 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7303 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.704 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7077 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7121 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7424 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7462 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.736 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7308 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7132 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5552 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5355 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4597 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4428 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5564 tonnes per hectare | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5793 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6046 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6436 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5971 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5851 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6348 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6608 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6694 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6781 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.6781 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.835 tonnes per hectare, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.6781 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -36.3% | 0.7848 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6417 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.7848 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7943 tonnes per hectare | 0.6889 tonnes per hectare | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9029 tonnes per hectare | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | 0.9333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8582 tonnes per hectare | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.9714 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7056 tonnes per hectare | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | 0.7462 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5781 tonnes per hectare | 0.4428 tonnes per hectare | 0.8065 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6456 tonnes per hectare | 0.5851 tonnes per hectare | 0.6781 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 groundnut yields in Burundi?
- Groundnut yields in Burundi was 0.6781 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 groundnut yields recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9714 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4428 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- How does Burundi rank for groundnut yields?
- Burundi ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.