Agriculture & Rural in Burundi

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Burundi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% 2023 down 41.2% 124th
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% 2023 up 93.3% 23rd
Rural population 74.3% 2025 down 12.9% 13th
Rural population growth 1.3% 2025 up 2.0% 44th
Rural population 10.69 million 2025 up 13.4% 50th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% 2025 down 2.7% 8th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.15 billion current US$ 2025 up 16.5% 133rd
Land under cereal production 678,679 hectares 2024 up 281.7% 92nd
Cereal yield 1,163 kg per hectare 2024 down 12.7% 156th
Cereal production 789,542 metric tons 2024 up 233.3% 114th
Fertilizer consumption 38.96 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 267.8% 134th
Land area 25,680 sq. km 2023 unchanged 144th
Agricultural land 21,542 sq. km 2023 up 14.2% 116th
Agricultural land 83.9% 2023 up 14.2% 3rd
Arable land 1.32 million hectares 2023 up 25.4% 97th
Permanent cropland 13.6% 2023 unchanged 19th
Arable land 51.4% 2023 up 25.4% 6th
Arable land 0.0965 hectares per person 2023 down 4.4% 109th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 93.1% 2025 down 0.9% 1st
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 77.0% 2025 down 1.6% 1st
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 85.3% 2025 down 1.2% 1st
Average precipitation in depth 1,274 mm per year 2022 unchanged 72nd
Crop production index 117.72 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 45.3% 54th
Food production index 119.15 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 45.7% 48th
Livestock production index 132.11 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 45.0% 29th
Forest area 10.9% 2023 up 14.0% 163rd
Forest area 2,796 sq. km 2023 up 14.0% 151st
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 79.3% 2022 unchanged 51st
Surface area 27,830 sq. km 2023 unchanged 143rd
Access to electricity, rural 3.6% 2024 up 260.0% 208th