Soybean yields in Burundi
Burundi: Soybean yields was 0.4343 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4343 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
101st
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.6 tonnes per hectare
in 1974
All-time low
0.3274 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 101st of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Soybean 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 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +37.1% |
| 1975 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | -45.3% |
| 1976 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8486 tonnes per hectare | -36.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8984 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.869 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8321 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8263 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.825 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7273 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7442 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7895 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.775 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7683 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7619 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7732 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7738 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7283 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9554 tonnes per hectare | +31.2% |
| 2014 | 0.822 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5948 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3274 tonnes per hectare | -45.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4825 tonnes per hectare | +47.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5209 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.424 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4726 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.47 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4447 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4343 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.4343 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7381 tonnes per hectare, 59% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.4343 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 tonnes per hectare, 41% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soybean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +47.4% | 0.3274 tonnes per hectare | 0.4825 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | -45.3% | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.875 tonnes per hectare |
| 2016 | -45.0% | 0.5948 tonnes per hectare | 0.3274 tonnes per hectare |
| 1974 | +37.1% | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare |
| 1980 | -36.4% | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.8486 tonnes per hectare |
| 1979 | +33.3% | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 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 | 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 (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 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 101st out of 106 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.