Milk production in Burundi

Burundi: Milk production was 101,365 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
101,365 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
133rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
194,085 tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
30,910 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Milk production in Burundi, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 101,365 tonnes for milk production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, milk production in Burundi peaked at 194,085 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30,910 tonnes, in 1961.

Burundi ranks 133rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36,829 tonnes 30,910 tonnes 48,240 tonnes 9
1970s 54,487 tonnes 46,570 tonnes 58,650 tonnes 10
1980s 42,287 tonnes 37,790 tonnes 49,820 tonnes 10
1990s 55,038 tonnes 43,970 tonnes 65,396 tonnes 10
2000s 46,817 tonnes 38,825 tonnes 63,829 tonnes 10
2010s 110,438 tonnes 70,766 tonnes 194,085 tonnes 10
2020s 101,837 tonnes 90,888 tonnes 111,650 tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 130 Sierra Leone 153,285 tonnes compare
  2. 131 Eritrea 147,889 tonnes compare
  3. 132 Namibia 111,002 tonnes compare
  4. 134 Haiti 100,404 tonnes compare
  5. 135 North Korea 84,170 tonnes compare
  6. 136 Central African Republic 83,107 tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is milk production in Burundi?
Milk production in Burundi was 101,365 tonnes 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 milk production recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 194,085 tonnes in 2019.
What is the lowest milk production recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 30,910 tonnes in 1961.
How does Burundi rank for milk production?
Burundi ranks 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is milk production rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Milk production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Milk production
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
192 places, 11,106 data points, 1961–2024
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Milk represents the raw equivalents of all dairy products including cheese, yoghurt, cream and milk consumed as the final product.