Corn yields in Burundi
Burundi: Corn yields was 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.23 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
145th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.53 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
0.9081 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: 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 yields in Burundi stood at 1.23 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Burundi peaked at 1.53 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9081 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Burundi ranks 145th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Burundi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9596 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9081 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1964 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1965 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.9986 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9875 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 1975 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1980 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -34.6% |
| 2020 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.23 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 86% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.23 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -34.6% | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.9081 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.9875 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 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 corn yields in Burundi?
- Corn yields in Burundi was 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9081 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Burundi rank for corn yields?
- Burundi ranks 145th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.