Sorghum yields in Burundi
Burundi: Sorghum yields was 0.603 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.603 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
100th
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2005
All-time low
0.5599 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 100th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Burundi, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9776 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.9753 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9216 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9967 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.985 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9833 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9773 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9778 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9565 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9921 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8286 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1989 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +36.3% |
| 1990 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9938 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +32.5% |
| 1996 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.835 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 0.589 tonnes per hectare | -29.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6513 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6931 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +66.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6976 tonnes per hectare | -39.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6499 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6697 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5599 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6082 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.603 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.603 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7162 tonnes per hectare, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.603 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 64% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +66.4% | 0.6931 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare |
| 2016 | -39.5% | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.6976 tonnes per hectare |
| 1989 | +36.3% | 0.8286 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare |
| 1995 | +32.5% | 0.9938 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare |
| 2012 | -29.5% | 0.835 tonnes per hectare | 0.589 tonnes per hectare |
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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- 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 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 100th out of 115 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.