Wheat production in Burundi
Burundi: Wheat production was 8,365 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,365
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
101st
of 126 countries
All-time high
22,751
in 2018
All-time low
2,742
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Wheat production in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat production in Burundi stood at 8,365.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat production in Burundi peaked at 22,751 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,742, in 1978.
Burundi ranks 101st of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat production in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 | — |
| 1962 | 6,500 | +62.5% |
| 1963 | 7,400 | +13.8% |
| 1964 | 7,400 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8,200 | +10.8% |
| 1966 | 8,230 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 8,400 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 9,800 | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 4,387 | -55.2% |
| 1970 | 5,000 | +14.0% |
| 1971 | 5,110 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 4,599 | -10.0% |
| 1973 | 5,122 | +11.4% |
| 1974 | 4,098 | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 5,173 | +26.2% |
| 1976 | 5,600 | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 6,000 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 2,742 | -54.3% |
| 1979 | 4,600 | +67.8% |
| 1980 | 5,600 | +21.7% |
| 1981 | 7,000 | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 6,000 | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8,000 | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8,200 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 8,300 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 8,300 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8,600 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 8,800 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 8,900 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 8,700 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 7,942 | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 8,928 | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 9,054 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 9,739 | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 9,778 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 7,085 | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 6,097 | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 8,667 | +42.2% |
| 2002 | 8,290 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 8,092 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 7,493 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 7,756 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 8,007 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 7,987 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8,094 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8,583 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 9,034 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 9,787 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 4,196 | -57.1% |
| 2013 | 6,423 | +53.1% |
| 2014 | 5,628 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 6,656 | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 7,980 | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 8,060 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 22,751 | +182.3% |
| 2019 | 4,894 | -78.5% |
| 2020 | 4,078 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 9,295 | +127.9% |
| 2022 | 9,608 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 8,969 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 8,365 | -6.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 8,365 is below the median for low income countries, which is 20,708, 40% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 8,365 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,417, 51% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +182.3% | 8,060 | 22,751 |
| 2021 | +127.9% | 4,078 | 9,295 |
| 2019 | -78.5% | 22,751 | 4,894 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,146 | 4,000 | 9,800 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,804 | 2,742 | 6,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,340 | 5,600 | 8,300 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,753 | 7,085 | 9,778 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,907 | 6,097 | 8,667 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,541 | 4,196 | 22,751 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,063 | 4,078 | 9,608 | 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 wheat production in Burundi?
- Wheat production in Burundi was 8,365 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat production recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 22,751 in 2018.
- What is the lowest wheat production recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,742 in 1978.
- How does Burundi rank for wheat production?
- Burundi ranks 101st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat production rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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