Groundnut yields in Burundi
Burundi: Groundnut yields was 0.6781 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 102nd out of 119 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.
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 1.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2025)
- Rural population 10.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 74.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 678,679 hectares (2024)
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 102nd out of 119 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.