How have things changed? in Burundi
Burundi: How have things changed? was 19,500 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19,500 metric tons
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
138th
of 215 countries
All-time high
24,123 metric tons
in 1992
All-time low
3,091 metric tons
in 1996
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Burundi, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 19,500 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Burundi peaked at 24,123 metric tons in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3,091 metric tons, in 1996.
Burundi ranks 138th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Burundi, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 20,200 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 16,600 metric tons | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 12,300 metric tons | -25.9% |
| 1968 | 15,000 metric tons | +22.0% |
| 1969 | 15,600 metric tons | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 13,300 metric tons | -14.7% |
| 1971 | 16,900 metric tons | +27.1% |
| 1972 | 7,500 metric tons | -55.6% |
| 1973 | 8,500 metric tons | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 10,982 metric tons | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 14,547 metric tons | +32.5% |
| 1976 | 20,333 metric tons | +39.8% |
| 1977 | 18,900 metric tons | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 15,682 metric tons | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 11,250 metric tons | -28.3% |
| 1980 | 14,767 metric tons | +31.3% |
| 1981 | 11,880 metric tons | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 12,131 metric tons | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 11,366 metric tons | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 11,363 metric tons | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 11,371 metric tons | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 11,861 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 12,034 metric tons | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 11,701 metric tons | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 10,787 metric tons | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 17,425 metric tons | +61.5% |
| 1991 | 21,044 metric tons | +20.8% |
| 1992 | 24,123 metric tons | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 17,050 metric tons | -29.3% |
| 1994 | 22,050 metric tons | +29.3% |
| 1995 | 21,151 metric tons | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 3,091 metric tons | -85.4% |
| 1997 | 20,346 metric tons | +558.2% |
| 1998 | 13,476 metric tons | -33.8% |
| 1999 | 9,249 metric tons | -31.4% |
| 2000 | 17,365 metric tons | +87.8% |
| 2001 | 9,014 metric tons | -48.1% |
| 2002 | 11,050 metric tons | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 14,747 metric tons | +33.5% |
| 2004 | 13,905 metric tons | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 13,450 metric tons | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 13,028 metric tons | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 11,359 metric tons | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 18,315 metric tons | +61.2% |
| 2009 | 12,665 metric tons | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 17,322 metric tons | +36.8% |
| 2011 | 10,716 metric tons | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 12,469 metric tons | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 13,437 metric tons | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 16,279 metric tons | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 20,486 metric tons | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 22,185 metric tons | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 19,439 metric tons | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 20,755 metric tons | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 20,867 metric tons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20,079 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 20,090 metric tons | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 20,475 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 20,315 metric tons | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 19,500 metric tons | -4.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 19,500 metric tons is below the median for low income countries, which is 55,138 metric tons, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 19,500 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +558.2% | 3,091 metric tons | 20,346 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,940 metric tons | 12,300 metric tons | 20,200 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 13,789 metric tons | 7,500 metric tons | 20,333 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,926 metric tons | 10,787 metric tons | 14,767 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,900 metric tons | 3,091 metric tons | 24,123 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,490 metric tons | 9,014 metric tons | 18,315 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,396 metric tons | 10,716 metric tons | 22,185 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,092 metric tons | 19,500 metric tons | 20,475 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 how have things changed? in Burundi?
- How have things changed? in Burundi was 19,500 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 24,123 metric tons in 1992.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,091 metric tons in 1996.
- How does Burundi rank for how have things changed??
- Burundi ranks 138th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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 of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.