Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Burundi
Burundi: Maize (corn) — Area harvested was 481,036 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested in Burundi stood at 481,036 ha.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 394.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested in Burundi peaked at 632,566 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90,000 ha, in 1962.
That places Burundi 49th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 90,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 101,200 ha | +12.4% |
| 1964 | 107,500 ha | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 107,000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 109,890 ha | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 111,500 ha | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 112,000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 112,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 112,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 112,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 112,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 118,000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 110,000 ha | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 120,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 122,000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 122,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 120,000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 120,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 130,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 130,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 130,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 130,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 128,000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 130,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 132,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 133,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 134,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 124,000 ha | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 124,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 124,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 124,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 120,000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 100,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 120,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 110,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 115,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 115,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 115,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 112,000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 115,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 116,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 113,000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 114,000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 116,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 115,000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 113,202 ha | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 117,200 ha | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 120,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 119,309 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 115,882 ha | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 119,478 ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 122,871 ha | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 97,242 ha | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 121,179 ha | +24.6% |
| 2016 | 164,306 ha | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 175,965 ha | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 190,003 ha | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 270,755 ha | +42.5% |
| 2020 | 347,527 ha | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 500,407 ha | +44.0% |
| 2022 | 632,566 ha | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 498,839 ha | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 481,036 ha | -3.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 481,036 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 162,707 ha, 3.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 481,036 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 275,000 ha, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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 | +44.0% | 347,527 ha | 500,407 ha |
| 2019 | +42.5% | 190,003 ha | 270,755 ha |
| 2016 | +35.6% | 121,179 ha | 164,306 ha |
| 2020 | +28.4% | 270,755 ha | 347,527 ha |
| 2022 | +26.4% | 500,407 ha | 632,566 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105,566 ha | 90,000 ha | 112,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 116,800 ha | 110,000 ha | 122,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 130,100 ha | 124,000 ha | 134,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 116,700 ha | 100,000 ha | 124,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 115,140 ha | 112,000 ha | 120,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,699 ha | 97,242 ha | 270,755 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 492,075 ha | 347,527 ha | 632,566 ha | 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 in Burundi?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested in Burundi was 481,036 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 632,566 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,000 ha in 1962.
- How does Burundi rank for maize (corn) — area harvested?
- Burundi ranks 49th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 394.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.