Corn: Yield gap in Burundi
Burundi: Corn: Yield gap was 5.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Burundi stood at 5.08 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Burundi peaked at 5.31 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.78 tonnes per hectare, in 2018.
Burundi ranks 15th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Burundi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.99 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.98 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 5.01 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 5.08 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.55 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 5.08 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.47 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | 5.22 tonnes per hectare | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.05 tonnes per hectare | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 corn: yield gap in Burundi?
- Corn: yield gap in Burundi was 5.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.78 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- How does Burundi rank for corn: yield gap?
- Burundi ranks 15th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.