Wheat yield in Burundi
Burundi: Wheat yield was 851 kg per hectare in 2011. ▲ Rising
Wheat yield in Burundi, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat yield in Burundi is 851 kg per hectare, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yield in Burundi peaked at 1,108 kg per hectare in 1987 and was at its lowest, 444.4 kg per hectare, in 1961.
Burundi ranks 29th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 652.67 kg per hectare | 444.4 kg per hectare | 784 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 648.95 kg per hectare | 521.2 kg per hectare | 800 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 761.39 kg per hectare | 482 kg per hectare | 1,108 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 779.42 kg per hectare | 708.5 kg per hectare | 943.7 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 812.65 kg per hectare | 677.4 kg per hectare | 866.7 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 851.65 kg per hectare | 851 kg per hectare | 852.3 kg per hectare | 2 |
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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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 34.29 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 34.29 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 678,679 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat yield in Burundi?
- Wheat yield in Burundi was 851 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest wheat yield recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,108 kg per hectare in 1987.
- What is the lowest wheat yield recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 444.4 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for wheat yield?
- Burundi ranks 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wheat yield rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Wheat yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wheat yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.