Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burundi
Burundi: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.477 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burundi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burundi is 0.477 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 0.8048 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1947 ha per square kilometre, in 1978.
That places Burundi 62nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burundi, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3505 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3544 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4128 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4439 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4751 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4731 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4751 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4868 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3128 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3354 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3232 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.331 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2822 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3062 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3115 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.286 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2921 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1947 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2336 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3276 ha per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4323 ha per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3894 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3894 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3505 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6463 ha per square kilometre | +84.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2876 ha per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2882 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4381 ha per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3952 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4478 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4673 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4868 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4351 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3505 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4673 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4546 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4879 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4673 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3894 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3505 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3894 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3894 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3991 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3505 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4089 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3894 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3699 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3738 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3894 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4808 ha per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5465 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3674 ha per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3438 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3803 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3793 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8048 ha per square kilometre | +112.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7882 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6287 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2977 ha per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2231 ha per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5009 ha per square kilometre | +124.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5097 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.477 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.477 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0748 ha per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.477 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 ha per square kilometre, 21.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +124.5% | 0.2231 ha per square kilometre | 0.5009 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +112.2% | 0.3793 ha per square kilometre | 0.8048 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4205 ha per square kilometre | 0.3128 ha per square kilometre | 0.4868 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2896 ha per square kilometre | 0.1947 ha per square kilometre | 0.3354 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3945 ha per square kilometre | 0.2876 ha per square kilometre | 0.6463 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4454 ha per square kilometre | 0.3505 ha per square kilometre | 0.4879 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.381 ha per square kilometre | 0.3505 ha per square kilometre | 0.4089 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5017 ha per square kilometre | 0.2977 ha per square kilometre | 0.8048 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4277 ha per square kilometre | 0.2231 ha per square kilometre | 0.5097 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 59 Finland 0.7539 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Japan 0.6355 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Rwanda 0.5377 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 South Africa 0.4435 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Brazil 0.3985 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Lesotho 0.3504 ha per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Burundi?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burundi was 0.477 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8048 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1947 ha per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Burundi rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 62nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.