Soybean yields in Burundi
Burundi: Soybean yields was 0.4343 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Soybean 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
Burundi recorded 0.4343 tonnes per hectare for soybean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Burundi peaked at 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.3274 tonnes per hectare, in 2016.
Burundi ranks 100th of 105 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 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9537 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8629 tonnes per hectare | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7594 tonnes per hectare | 0.7273 tonnes per hectare | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6402 tonnes per hectare | 0.3274 tonnes per hectare | 0.9554 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4523 tonnes per hectare | 0.4343 tonnes per hectare | 0.4726 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 soybean yields in Burundi?
- Soybean yields in Burundi was 0.4343 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 soybean yields recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3274 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for soybean yields?
- Burundi ranks 100th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. 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 Soybean 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.