What is the difference in rice production by region between Burundi and Rwanda?

5,932 tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Rwanda: Rice production by region

Burundi

136,000 tonnes

in 2024

Rwanda

141,932 tonnes

in 2024

Burundi rank

74th

Rwanda rank

73rd

Rice production by region over time

Burundi
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 141,932 tonnes against 136,000 tonnes in Burundi, a difference of 5,932 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 74th and Rwanda ranks 73rd of 143 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,767 tonnes	226.11 tonnes	2,541 tonnes	Burundi
1970s	6,133 tonnes	2,451 tonnes	3,682 tonnes	Burundi
1980s	20,000 tonnes	6,439 tonnes	13,561 tonnes	Burundi
1990s	43,239 tonnes	9,506 tonnes	33,733 tonnes	Burundi
2000s	65,748 tonnes	47,253 tonnes	18,495 tonnes	Burundi
2010s	95,200 tonnes	96,074 tonnes	873.89 tonnes	Rwanda
2020s	129,200 tonnes	131,779 tonnes	2,579 tonnes	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice production by region, Burundi or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 141,932 tonnes against 136,000 tonnes in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice production by region between Burundi and Rwanda?: 5,932 tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for rice production by region?: Burundi ranks 74th and Rwanda ranks 73rd of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice production by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rice production by region
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 143 places, 7,453 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Rice production is measured in tonnes per year.