Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Burundi is 0.0035 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.0144 ha per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 ha per person, in 2019.
Burundi ranks 40th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0071 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0069 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.007 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0075 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0065 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0061 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0058 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0058 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0046 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0057 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0056 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0056 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0131 ha per person | +133.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0119 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0116 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.011 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0099 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0117 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0119 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.012 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0144 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0106 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0104 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0102 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0099 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0102 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0082 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0082 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0091 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0079 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0078 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0084 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0079 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0075 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0081 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.007 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0107 ha per person | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 ha per person | -50.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.003 ha per person | -35.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 ha per person | +57.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 ha per person | -64.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 ha per person | +124.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.003 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 ha per person | +21.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0035 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0111 ha per person, 32% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0035 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 33% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +133.3% | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person |
| 2020 | +124.0% | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person |
| 2019 | -64.0% | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person |
| 2016 | +57.6% | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0104 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0084 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Burundi?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Burundi was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 ha per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 40th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.