Wheat production in Burundi
Burundi: Wheat production was 8,365 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat production in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat production in Burundi stood at 8,365 tonnes.
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 tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,742 tonnes, in 1978.
Burundi ranks 100th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,146 tonnes | 4,000 tonnes | 9,800 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,804 tonnes | 2,742 tonnes | 6,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,340 tonnes | 5,600 tonnes | 8,300 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,753 tonnes | 7,085 tonnes | 9,778 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,907 tonnes | 6,097 tonnes | 8,667 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,541 tonnes | 4,196 tonnes | 22,751 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,063 tonnes | 4,078 tonnes | 9,608 tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat production in Burundi?
- Wheat production in Burundi was 8,365 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 wheat production recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 22,751 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest wheat production recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,742 tonnes in 1978.
- How does Burundi rank for wheat production?
- Burundi ranks 100th out of 125 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wheat production is measured in tonnes.