Millet yields in Burundi
Burundi: Millet yields was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet yields in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for millet yields in Burundi is 1.1 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Burundi peaked at 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.8171 tonnes per hectare, in 1974.
Burundi ranks 46th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9316 tonnes per hectare | 0.9205 tonnes per hectare | 0.9444 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.914 tonnes per hectare | 0.8171 tonnes per hectare | 0.9676 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2025)
- Rural population 10.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 74.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 678,679 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is millet yields in Burundi?
- Millet yields in Burundi was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8171 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- How does Burundi rank for millet yields?
- Burundi ranks 46th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.