Daily supply of calories per person in Burundi
Burundi: Daily supply of calories per person was 1,698 kilocalories per day in 2022. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Burundi, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily supply of calories per person in Burundi is 1,698 kilocalories per day, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Burundi peaked at 1,732 kilocalories per day in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,401 kilocalories per day, in 2012.
That places Burundi 192nd out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Daily supply of calories per person in Burundi, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,463 kilocalories per day | — |
| 2011 | 1,404 kilocalories per day | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1,401 kilocalories per day | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,441 kilocalories per day | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1,550 kilocalories per day | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1,647 kilocalories per day | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1,696 kilocalories per day | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1,683 kilocalories per day | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,732 kilocalories per day | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,725 kilocalories per day | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,715 kilocalories per day | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,715 kilocalories per day | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,698 kilocalories per day | -1.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1,698 kilocalories per day is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,378 kilocalories per day, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1,698 kilocalories per day is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,518 kilocalories per day, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,574 kilocalories per day | 1,401 kilocalories per day | 1,732 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,709 kilocalories per day | 1,698 kilocalories per day | 1,715 kilocalories per day | 3 |
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More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Burundi?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Burundi was 1,698 kilocalories per day in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,732 kilocalories per day in 2018.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,401 kilocalories per day in 2012.
- How does Burundi rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Burundi ranks 192nd out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.