Sugar cane production in Burundi
In 2024 Burundi produced 139,352 t of sugar cane, the 74th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 33%. The record was 239,519 t in 2013. Area harvested: 1,868 ha, yield 74.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 139,352 t
- World rank
- 74 of 94
- 10-year change
- −33%
- Record
- 239,519 t
- 2013
Sugar cane in Burundi, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Burundi compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 74.6
- world 72.5 (+2.9%)
- kg per person
- 9.92
- world 238
- 10-year change
- −33%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Ghana | 156,723 | 0.01% |
| 73 | Rwanda | 156,259 | 0.01% |
| 74 | Burundi | 139,352 | 0.01% |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 124,628 | 0.01% |
| 76 | Suriname | 91,128 | 0.00% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
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 | 139,352 | −0.8% | 1,868 | 74.60 |
| 2023 | 140,417 | −28% | 1,693 | 82.94 |
| 2022 | 193,892 | +23% | 2,440 | 79.46 |
| 2021 | 157,913 | −17% | 3,540 | 44.61 |
| 2020 | 190,950 | +4.4% | 3,282 | 58.18 |
| 2019 | 182,919 | +2.5% | 3,140 | 58.25 |
| 2018 | 178,439 | −17% | 3,057 | 58.37 |
| 2017 | 215,118 | −1.4% | 3,250 | 66.19 |
| 2016 | 218,115 | +2.3% | 3,033 | 71.91 |
| 2015 | 213,130 | +3.1% | 2,998 | 71.09 |
| 2014 | 206,644 | −14% | 2,998 | 68.93 |
| 2013 | 239,519 | +8.7% | 2,800 | 85.54 |
| 2012 | 220,326 | +8.1% | 2,700 | 81.60 |
| 2011 | 203,883 | +55% | 1,676 | 121.65 |
| 2010 | 131,730 | +8.2% | 2,440 | 53.99 |
| 2009 | 121,767 | +3.5% | 2,198 | 55.40 |
| 2008 | 117,681 | +1.6% | 2,632 | 44.71 |
| 2007 | 115,807 | −0.9% | 2,530 | 45.77 |
| 2006 | 116,825 | −7.0% | 2,526 | 46.25 |
| 2005 | 125,666 | +2.0% | 2,527 | 49.73 |
| 2004 | 123,199 | +2.2% | 2,262 | 54.46 |
| 2003 | 120,575 | −4.9% | 2,114 | 57.04 |
| 2002 | 126,799 | +1.9% | 2,150 | 58.98 |
| 2001 | 124,395 | +5.6% | 2,001 | 62.17 |
| 2000 | 117,840 | −33% | 2,406 | 48.98 |
| 1999 | 175,000 | −8.1% | 2,700 | 64.81 |
| 1998 | 190,476 | +8.8% | 2,600 | 73.26 |
| 1997 | 175,000 | +9.8% | 2,400 | 72.92 |
| 1996 | 159,406 | +20% | 2,100 | 75.91 |
| 1995 | 132,920 | +10% | 1,900 | 69.96 |
| 1994 | 120,632 | −17% | 1,800 | 67.02 |
| 1993 | 146,174 | −3.0% | 1,800 | 81.21 |
| 1992 | 150,771 | +14% | 1,802 | 83.67 |
| 1991 | 132,079 | +52% | 1,220 | 108.26 |
| 1990 | 87,092 | +14% | 896 | 97.20 |
| 1989 | 76,154 | +69% | 669 | 113.83 |
| 1988 | 44,942 | +533% | 500 | 89.88 |
| 1987 | 7,100 | +1.4% | 110 | 64.55 |
| 1986 | 7,000 | 0.0% | 110 | 63.64 |
| 1985 | 7,000 | +17% | 110 | 63.64 |
| 1984 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 100 | 60.00 |
| 1983 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 100 | 60.00 |
| 1982 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 100 | 60.00 |
| 1981 | 6,000 | +20% | 100 | 60.00 |
| 1980 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 90 | 55.56 |
| 1979 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 90 | 55.56 |
| 1978 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 90 | 55.56 |
| 1977 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 90 | 55.56 |
| 1976 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 90 | 55.56 |
| 1975 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 90 | 55.56 |
| 1974 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 90 | 55.56 |
| 1973 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 90 | 55.56 |
| 1972 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 90 | 55.56 |
| 1971 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 90 | 55.56 |
| 1970 | 5,000 | — | 90 | 55.56 |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Burundi?
Burundi produced 139,352 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Burundi rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Burundi ranked 74th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.2% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar cane in Burundi changed?
It fell by 33% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 239,519 t in 2013.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Burundi?
74.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (139,352 t from 1,868 ha), against a world average of 72.5 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 imputed 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.