All meat production in Burundi
In 2024 Burundi produced 47,876 t of all meat, the 145th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 53%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 47,876 t
- World rank
- 145 of 194
- 10-year change
- +53%
- Record
- 47,876 t
- 2024
All meat in Burundi, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Burundi compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- kg per person
- 3.41
- world 45.8
- 10-year change
- +53%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49,512 | 0.01% |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 48,716 | 0.01% |
| 145 | Burundi | 47,876 | 0.01% |
| 146 | Eritrea | 43,426 | 0.01% |
| 147 | Gabon | 41,673 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of meat
Share of the world total; Burundi is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47,876 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 47,789 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 45,646 | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 42,313 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 38,734 | −17% |
| 2019 | 46,834 | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 43,412 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 41,406 | +22% |
| 2016 | 33,839 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 32,058 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 31,209 | +29% |
| 2013 | 24,165 | −23% |
| 2012 | 31,508 | +21% |
| 2011 | 25,983 | +16% |
| 2010 | 22,422 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 22,343 | +13% |
| 2008 | 19,788 | −10% |
| 2007 | 22,074 | −4.2% |
| 2006 | 23,032 | +22% |
| 2005 | 18,917 | +27% |
| 2004 | 14,939 | −12% |
| 2003 | 16,965 | −1.6% |
| 2002 | 17,236 | −7.1% |
| 2001 | 18,560 | −3.6% |
| 2000 | 19,260 | −8.0% |
| 1999 | 20,930 | +25% |
| 1998 | 16,783 | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 15,748 | −6.4% |
| 1996 | 16,826 | −4.6% |
| 1995 | 17,645 | −15% |
| 1994 | 20,831 | −5.8% |
| 1993 | 22,118 | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 21,835 | −4.5% |
| 1991 | 22,852 | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 21,856 | −21% |
| 1989 | 27,590 | −1.7% |
| 1988 | 28,076 | +12% |
| 1987 | 25,153 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 24,220 | +15% |
| 1985 | 21,132 | −5.0% |
| 1984 | 22,246 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 21,746 | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 20,180 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 19,481 | −11% |
| 1980 | 21,918 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 21,322 | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 20,584 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 19,437 | −2.3% |
| 1976 | 19,891 | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 19,055 | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 18,295 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 18,029 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 17,279 | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 15,967 | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 15,483 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 15,145 | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 13,849 | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 12,778 | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 11,777 | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 11,188 | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 10,181 | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 9,636 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 9,548 | +5.9% |
| 1961 | 9,018 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of meat in Burundi?
Burundi produced 47,876 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Burundi rank in the world for production of meat?
Burundi ranked 145th of 194 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 26.2% of the world total.
How has the production of meat in Burundi changed?
It rose by 53% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Burundi is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.