Millet — Area harvested in Burundi
Burundi: Millet — Area harvested was 10,000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Millet — Area harvested in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for millet — area harvested in Burundi is 10,000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet — area harvested in Burundi peaked at 13,000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5,497 ha, in 2020.
Burundi ranks 49th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Millet — Area harvested in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 8,700 ha | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 8,800 ha | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 8,500 ha | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 8,800 ha | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 9,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 10,200 ha | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 9,000 ha | -11.8% |
| 1973 | 9,500 ha | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 9,000 ha | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 10,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 11,500 ha | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 10,000 ha | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 9,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 11,000 ha | +22.2% |
| 1982 | 10,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 11,000 ha | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 10,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 12,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 13,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 10,000 ha | -23.1% |
| 1995 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9,500 ha | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 9,000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 8,300 ha | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 10,000 ha | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 9,200 ha | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 10,000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 9,200 ha | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 7,500 ha | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 10,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 9,632 ha | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 9,632 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9,725 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9,726 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,668 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 9,456 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 9,567 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9,540 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 9,542 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,529 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9,521 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9,455 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 9,129 ha | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 5,497 ha | -39.8% |
| 2021 | 10,000 ha | +81.9% |
| 2022 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 10,000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 69,059 ha, 14% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 10,000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72,000 ha, 14% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet — 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 | +81.9% | 5,497 ha | 10,000 ha |
| 2020 | -39.8% | 9,129 ha | 5,497 ha |
| 2006 | +33.3% | 7,500 ha | 10,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,778 ha | 8,500 ha | 9,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,020 ha | 9,000 ha | 11,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,100 ha | 9,000 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,800 ha | 9,000 ha | 13,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,319 ha | 7,500 ha | 10,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,513 ha | 9,129 ha | 9,726 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,099 ha | 5,497 ha | 10,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 46 South Africa 12,938 ha compare
- 47 Bangladesh 11,005 ha compare
- 48 France 10,699 ha compare
- 49 Central African Republic 10,000 ha compare
- 51 Belarus 9,998 ha compare
- 52 Sri Lanka 7,596 ha compare
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 millet — area harvested in Burundi?
- Millet — area harvested in Burundi was 10,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest millet — area harvested recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 13,000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest millet — area harvested recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,497 ha in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for millet — area harvested?
- Burundi ranks 49th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet — area harvested rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Millet — 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.