All pulses production in Burundi
In 2024 Burundi produced 520,001 t of all pulses, the 31st largest in the world (0.54% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 91%. The record was 630,929 t in 2019. Area harvested: 752,176 ha, yield 0.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 520,001 t
- World rank
- 31 of 170
- 10-year change
- +91%
- Record
- 630,929 t
- 2019
All pulses in Burundi, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Burundi compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.54%
- 0.35% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.7
- world 1.1 (−35%)
- kg per person
- 37.0
- world 11.9
- 10-year change
- +91%
- world +26%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Ukraine | 587,410 | 0.61% |
| 30 | Sudan | 579,293 | 0.60% |
| 31 | Burundi | 520,001 | 0.54% |
| 32 | Ghana | 516,522 | 0.53% |
| 33 | Rwanda | 490,563 | 0.51% |
Map of world production of pulses
Share of the world total; Burundi is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 520,001 | +3.3% | 752,176 | 0.69 |
| 2023 | 503,225 | −8.6% | 859,740 | 0.59 |
| 2022 | 550,740 | +9.2% | 890,820 | 0.62 |
| 2021 | 504,527 | +7.1% | 811,209 | 0.62 |
| 2020 | 470,981 | −25% | 744,728 | 0.63 |
| 2019 | 630,929 | +56% | 976,074 | 0.65 |
| 2018 | 405,667 | +3.2% | 603,771 | 0.67 |
| 2017 | 393,177 | −1.1% | 580,181 | 0.68 |
| 2016 | 397,389 | +31% | 593,937 | 0.67 |
| 2015 | 302,218 | +11% | 362,752 | 0.83 |
| 2014 | 271,636 | +6.3% | 395,466 | 0.69 |
| 2013 | 255,521 | +11% | 348,476 | 0.73 |
| 2012 | 230,798 | −3.0% | 351,599 | 0.66 |
| 2011 | 238,027 | +0.1% | 260,965 | 0.91 |
| 2010 | 237,762 | −2.2% | 251,753 | 0.94 |
| 2009 | 243,070 | +8.7% | 276,100 | 0.88 |
| 2008 | 223,599 | −7.0% | 264,000 | 0.85 |
| 2007 | 240,553 | −1.7% | 274,800 | 0.88 |
| 2006 | 244,683 | −2.1% | 264,871 | 0.92 |
| 2005 | 250,010 | −2.1% | 311,700 | 0.80 |
| 2004 | 255,437 | −3.9% | 279,251 | 0.91 |
| 2003 | 265,682 | −5.2% | 296,792 | 0.90 |
| 2002 | 280,189 | −1.5% | 320,200 | 0.88 |
| 2001 | 284,408 | +30% | 297,242 | 0.96 |
| 2000 | 219,024 | −16% | 259,800 | 0.84 |
| 1999 | 261,864 | −16% | 284,000 | 0.92 |
| 1998 | 313,491 | +0.9% | 329,300 | 0.95 |
| 1997 | 310,643 | −4.9% | 329,296 | 0.94 |
| 1996 | 326,706 | −8.7% | 337,368 | 0.97 |
| 1995 | 357,910 | +38% | 350,500 | 1.02 |
| 1994 | 258,527 | −31% | 302,100 | 0.86 |
| 1993 | 376,600 | −2.4% | 397,189 | 0.95 |
| 1992 | 385,900 | +2.3% | 376,597 | 1.02 |
| 1991 | 377,329 | +2.2% | 364,571 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 369,371 | +43% | 312,822 | 1.18 |
| 1989 | 258,400 | −29% | 304,900 | 0.85 |
| 1988 | 361,700 | +1.3% | 370,800 | 0.98 |
| 1987 | 356,900 | +2.4% | 381,300 | 0.94 |
| 1986 | 348,400 | +3.8% | 369,300 | 0.94 |
| 1985 | 335,500 | +29% | 357,300 | 0.94 |
| 1984 | 260,800 | −17% | 286,800 | 0.91 |
| 1983 | 312,600 | −2.9% | 352,400 | 0.89 |
| 1982 | 321,800 | −1.3% | 354,200 | 0.91 |
| 1981 | 326,200 | +2.4% | 348,800 | 0.94 |
| 1980 | 318,630 | +4.4% | 337,150 | 0.95 |
| 1979 | 305,200 | +0.4% | 306,300 | 1.00 |
| 1978 | 303,900 | −11% | 303,400 | 1.00 |
| 1977 | 342,300 | +2.1% | 345,400 | 0.99 |
| 1976 | 335,300 | +2.2% | 339,100 | 0.99 |
| 1975 | 328,061 | +26% | 338,100 | 0.97 |
| 1974 | 260,229 | −20% | 285,492 | 0.91 |
| 1973 | 324,836 | +13% | 333,879 | 0.97 |
| 1972 | 286,334 | −9.9% | 297,883 | 0.96 |
| 1971 | 317,893 | +2.2% | 322,100 | 0.99 |
| 1970 | 311,100 | +8.4% | 315,482 | 0.99 |
| 1969 | 287,117 | −6.8% | 296,542 | 0.97 |
| 1968 | 308,000 | +2.8% | 330,900 | 0.93 |
| 1967 | 299,700 | +7.2% | 320,600 | 0.93 |
| 1966 | 279,670 | +0.3% | 300,530 | 0.93 |
| 1965 | 278,900 | −1.1% | 298,600 | 0.93 |
| 1964 | 281,900 | +11% | 295,100 | 0.96 |
| 1963 | 254,600 | −1.8% | 269,400 | 0.95 |
| 1962 | 259,300 | −0.8% | 265,000 | 0.98 |
| 1961 | 261,300 | — | 263,800 | 0.99 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of pulses in Burundi?
Burundi produced 520,001 t in 2024, 0.54% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Burundi rank in the world for production of pulses?
Burundi ranked 31st of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.2% of the world total.
How has the production of pulses in Burundi changed?
It rose by 91% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +26% for the world. The record was 630,929 t in 2019.
What is the yield of pulses in Burundi?
0.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (520,001 t from 752,176 ha), against a world average of 1.1 t/ha.
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.