What is sorghum yield in Burundi?

Sorghum yield in Burundi was 1,281 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest sorghum yield recorded in Burundi?

The highest recorded value was 1,349 kg per hectare in 2004.

What is the lowest sorghum yield recorded in Burundi?

The lowest recorded value was 828.6 kg per hectare in 1988.

How does Burundi rank for sorghum yield?

Burundi ranks 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.

Is sorghum yield rising or falling in Burundi?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Sorghum yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sorghum yield in Burundi

Name: Sorghum yield in Burundi
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Burundi: Sorghum yield was 1,281 kg per hectare in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

1,281 kg per hectare

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

9th

of 41 countries

All-time high

1,349 kg per hectare

in 2004

All-time low

828.6 kg per hectare

in 1988

Years of data

1961–2011

Sorghum yield in Burundi, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sorghum yield in Burundi is 1,281 kg per hectare, measured in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sorghum yield in Burundi peaked at 1,349 kg per hectare in 2004 and was at its lowest, 828.6 kg per hectare, in 1988.

Burundi ranks 9th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1,000 kg per hectare	1,000 kg per hectare	1,000 kg per hectare	9
1970s	975.12 kg per hectare	921.7 kg per hectare	1,000 kg per hectare	10
1980s	995 kg per hectare	828.6 kg per hectare	1,129 kg per hectare	10
1990s	1,182 kg per hectare	993.8 kg per hectare	1,321 kg per hectare	10
2000s	1,269 kg per hectare	1,196 kg per hectare	1,349 kg per hectare	10
2010s	1,286 kg per hectare	1,281 kg per hectare	1,291 kg per hectare	2

Countries ranked near Burundi

6 Nigeria 1,410 kg per hectare compare
7 Benin 1,386 kg per hectare compare
8 Guinea 1,324 kg per hectare compare
10 Rwanda 1,272 kg per hectare compare
11 Uganda 1,200 kg per hectare compare
12 Sierra Leone 1,191 kg per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Burundi

Agriculture share gdp 34.29 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 34.29 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
Rural population 74.3% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
Rural population 10.69 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.15 billion current US$ (2025)
Bananas — Production 1.21 million t (2024)

All data for Burundi →

Frequently asked questions

What is sorghum yield in Burundi?: Sorghum yield in Burundi was 1,281 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest sorghum yield recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 1,349 kg per hectare in 2004.
What is the lowest sorghum yield recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 828.6 kg per hectare in 1988.
How does Burundi rank for sorghum yield?: Burundi ranks 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
Is sorghum yield rising or falling in Burundi?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Sorghum yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Sorghum yield (kg per hectare)
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 47 places, 2,314 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sorghum yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.