Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi
Burundi: Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -6.5 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Burundi recorded -6.5 % change on previous year for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 161.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi peaked at 124.52 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -55.5 % change on previous year, in 1986.
That places Burundi 96th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.11 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 16.48 % change on previous year | +1383.5% |
| 1964 | 7.55 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 1965 | 7.02 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1966 | -0.4098 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4115 % change on previous year | -200.4% |
| 1968 | 2.46 % change on previous year | +497.5% |
| 1969 | -35.74 % change on previous year | -1553.3% |
| 1970 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 1971 | -3.63 % change on previous year | -150.3% |
| 1972 | 2.41 % change on previous year | -166.3% |
| 1973 | -14.75 % change on previous year | -712.2% |
| 1974 | 8.52 % change on previous year | -157.7% |
| 1975 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -79.5% |
| 1976 | -8.19 % change on previous year | -569.9% |
| 1977 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 1978 | -33.33 % change on previous year | -1679.6% |
| 1979 | 20 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 1980 | 40.23 % change on previous year | +101.2% |
| 1981 | 31.95 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1982 | -9.93 % change on previous year | -131.1% |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1984 | -10 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 84.4 % change on previous year | -944.0% |
| 1986 | -55.5 % change on previous year | -165.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2031 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 1988 | 52.03 % change on previous year | +25514.7% |
| 1989 | -9.78 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 1990 | 13.3 % change on previous year | -236.0% |
| 1991 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 1992 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1993 | -10.62 % change on previous year | -354.8% |
| 1994 | -19.45 % change on previous year | +83.2% |
| 1995 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -271.4% |
| 1996 | -2.71 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 1997 | 7.31 % change on previous year | -369.8% |
| 1998 | -4.21 % change on previous year | -157.7% |
| 1999 | -16.67 % change on previous year | +295.5% |
| 2000 | -10 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 2001 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -211.1% |
| 2002 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | -12.2 % change on previous year | -587.8% |
| 2005 | 16.67 % change on previous year | -236.7% |
| 2006 | -4.76 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 2007 | -5 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -121.1% |
| 2009 | 4.17 % change on previous year | +295.8% |
| 2010 | 23.46 % change on previous year | +463.0% |
| 2011 | 13.68 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 2012 | -32.78 % change on previous year | -339.6% |
| 2013 | -6.42 % change on previous year | -80.4% |
| 2014 | 10.63 % change on previous year | -265.4% |
| 2015 | -0.2662 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 2016 | 112.2 % change on previous year | -42242.9% |
| 2017 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -101.8% |
| 2018 | -20.23 % change on previous year | +877.0% |
| 2019 | -52.65 % change on previous year | +160.2% |
| 2020 | -25.06 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 2021 | 124.52 % change on previous year | -596.9% |
| 2022 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 2023 | -6.42 % change on previous year | -465.3% |
| 2024 | -6.5 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's -6.5 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.2404 % change on previous year, 27.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +42242.9% | -0.2662 % change on previous year | 112.2 % change on previous year |
| 1988 | +25514.7% | 0.2031 % change on previous year | 52.03 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | -1679.6% | 2.11 % change on previous year | -33.33 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | -1553.3% | 2.46 % change on previous year | -35.74 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +1383.5% | 1.11 % change on previous year | 16.48 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1395 % change on previous year | -35.74 % change on previous year | 16.48 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.79 % change on previous year | -33.33 % change on previous year | 20 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.36 % change on previous year | -55.5 % change on previous year | 84.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.88 % change on previous year | -19.45 % change on previous year | 33.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.354 % change on previous year | -12.2 % change on previous year | 16.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 % change on previous year | -52.65 % change on previous year | 112.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.66 % change on previous year | -25.06 % change on previous year | 124.52 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 93 Finland -6.29 % change on previous year compare
- 94 Russian Federation -6.33 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Sweden -6.41 % change on previous year compare
- 97 Czechoslovakia -7.67 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Norway -8.18 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Chile -8.61 % change on previous year compare
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 wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi?
- Wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Burundi was -6.5 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 124.52 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -55.5 % change on previous year in 1986.
- How does Burundi rank for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Burundi ranks 96th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 161.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.