Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0342 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Burundi is 0.0342 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 280.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.0475 ha per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.009 ha per person, in 2014.
That places Burundi 37th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0349 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0309 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0341 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0352 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0341 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0341 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0338 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0331 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0324 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0317 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.031 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.031 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0327 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0297 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0316 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0314 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0306 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0293 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0285 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0297 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0285 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0278 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.027 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.026 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0258 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0257 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0253 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.025 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0227 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0222 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0217 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0212 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0211 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0175 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0198 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0181 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0189 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0186 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0181 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0173 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0173 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.017 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.016 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0156 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0153 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0146 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0139 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0119 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.009 ha per person | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 0.011 ha per person | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0146 ha per person | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0153 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.016 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0221 ha per person | +37.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0275 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0386 ha per person | +40.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0475 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0364 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0342 ha per person | -6.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0342 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0342 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +40.1% | 0.0275 ha per person | 0.0386 ha per person |
| 2019 | +37.9% | 0.016 ha per person | 0.0221 ha per person |
| 2016 | +33.3% | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0146 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0336 ha per person | 0.0309 ha per person | 0.0352 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0307 ha per person | 0.0285 ha per person | 0.0327 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0263 ha per person | 0.0227 ha per person | 0.0297 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0197 ha per person | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.0222 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0134 ha per person | 0.0173 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0136 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0221 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0369 ha per person | 0.0275 ha per person | 0.0475 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Burundi?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Burundi was 0.0342 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0475 ha per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 ha per person in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 37th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.