Number of poultry birds in Burundi
Burundi: Number of poultry birds was 3.37 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 3.37 million animals for number of poultry birds in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Burundi peaked at 4.76 million animals in 2020 and was at its lowest, 945,000 animals, in 2005.
Burundi ranks 151st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 million animals | 1.10 million animals | 2.00 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.55 million animals | 2.10 million animals | 3.00 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.54 million animals | 3.10 million animals | 4.20 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.46 million animals | 2.20 million animals | 4.40 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million animals | 945,000 animals | 2.14 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 million animals | 1.72 million animals | 3.27 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.46 million animals | 2.91 million animals | 4.76 million animals | 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 number of poultry birds in Burundi?
- Number of poultry birds in Burundi was 3.37 million animals 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 number of poultry birds recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 million animals in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 945,000 animals in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for number of poultry birds?
- Burundi ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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