Rice — Area harvested in Burundi
Burundi: Rice — Area harvested was 99,419 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested in Burundi stood at 99,419 ha.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 319.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Burundi peaked at 142,761 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 797 ha, in 1961.
Burundi ranks 47th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 797 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,100 ha | +38.0% |
| 1963 | 960 ha | -12.7% |
| 1964 | 1,200 ha | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 1,050 ha | -12.5% |
| 1966 | 962 ha | -8.4% |
| 1967 | 1,424 ha | +48.0% |
| 1968 | 2,200 ha | +54.5% |
| 1969 | 2,069 ha | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 3,510 ha | +69.6% |
| 1971 | 3,113 ha | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 2,223 ha | -28.6% |
| 1973 | 2,652 ha | +19.3% |
| 1974 | 3,067 ha | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 2,968 ha | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 3,025 ha | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 4,100 ha | +35.5% |
| 1978 | 4,200 ha | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 3,000 ha | -28.6% |
| 1980 | 4,254 ha | +41.8% |
| 1981 | 5,000 ha | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 3,500 ha | -30.0% |
| 1983 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6,000 ha | +71.4% |
| 1985 | 4,530 ha | -24.5% |
| 1986 | 6,810 ha | +50.3% |
| 1987 | 12,000 ha | +76.2% |
| 1988 | 10,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 12,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13,000 ha | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 13,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12,801 ha | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 12,284 ha | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 10,000 ha | -18.6% |
| 1996 | 15,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 20,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 13,700 ha | -31.5% |
| 1999 | 18,000 ha | +31.4% |
| 2000 | 17,000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 19,000 ha | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 19,200 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 19,500 ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 19,600 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19,900 ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 20,500 ha | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 21,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 22,000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 24,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 29,569 ha | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 34,049 ha | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 30,711 ha | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 21,670 ha | -29.4% |
| 2014 | 23,730 ha | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 34,246 ha | +44.3% |
| 2016 | 63,751 ha | +86.2% |
| 2017 | 49,501 ha | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 49,813 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 142,761 ha | +186.6% |
| 2020 | 93,042 ha | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 73,983 ha | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 75,963 ha | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 86,614 ha | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 99,419 ha | +14.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 99,419 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 114,310 ha, 87% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 99,419 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88,500 ha, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +186.6% | 49,813 ha | 142,761 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,307 ha | 797 ha | 2,200 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,186 ha | 2,223 ha | 4,200 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,759 ha | 3,500 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,978 ha | 10,000 ha | 20,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,170 ha | 17,000 ha | 24,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,980 ha | 21,670 ha | 142,761 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,804 ha | 73,983 ha | 99,419 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 44 Afghanistan 129,200 ha compare
- 45 Benin 128,501 ha compare
- 46 Togo 103,600 ha compare
- 48 Kazakhstan 98,190 ha compare
- 49 Ethiopia 94,437 ha compare
- 50 Mauritania 88,500 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 rice — area harvested in Burundi?
- Rice — area harvested in Burundi was 99,419 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 142,761 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 797 ha in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for rice — area harvested?
- Burundi ranks 47th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — 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.