Sorghum yields in Burundi
Burundi: Sorghum yields was 0.603 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum 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
In 2024, sorghum yields in Burundi stood at 0.603 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Burundi peaked at 1.4 tonnes per hectare in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5599 tonnes per hectare, in 2019.
Burundi ranks 99th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9751 tonnes per hectare | 0.9216 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.995 tonnes per hectare | 0.8286 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.9938 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7575 tonnes per hectare | 0.5599 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6172 tonnes per hectare | 0.603 tonnes per hectare | 0.625 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 sorghum yields in Burundi?
- Sorghum yields in Burundi was 0.603 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 sorghum yields recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5599 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for sorghum yields?
- Burundi ranks 99th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sorghum 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.