Yields of key staple crops in Burundi
Burundi: Yields of key staple crops was 0.7304 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops 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
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Burundi is 0.7304 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Burundi peaked at 1.41 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3861 tonnes per hectare, in 2016.
That places Burundi 119th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6527 tonnes per hectare | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | 0.784 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6489 tonnes per hectare | 0.5212 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7614 tonnes per hectare | 0.482 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7674 tonnes per hectare | 0.7085 tonnes per hectare | 0.8824 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8077 tonnes per hectare | 0.6774 tonnes per hectare | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6695 tonnes per hectare | 0.3861 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7262 tonnes per hectare | 0.7119 tonnes per hectare | 0.734 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 yields of key staple crops in Burundi?
- Yields of key staple crops in Burundi was 0.7304 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 yields of key staple crops recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3861 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Burundi ranks 119th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. 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.