FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Tea leaves production in Burundi
In 2024 Burundi produced 52,047 t of tea leaves, the 21st largest in the world (0.16% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 3.4%. The record was 54,618 t in 2020. Area harvested: 8,021 ha, yield 6.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 52,047 t
- World rank
- 21 of 46
- 10-year change
- −3.4%
- Record
- 54,618 t
- 2020
Tea leaves in Burundi, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52,047 | +3.8% | 8,021 | 6.49 |
| 2023 | 50,145 | −2.6% | 7,857 | 6.38 |
| 2022 | 51,477 | −2.4% | 8,202 | 6.28 |
| 2021 | 52,747 | −3.4% | 8,657 | 6.09 |
| 2020 | 54,618 | +1.1% | 9,073 | 6.02 |
| 2019 | 54,043 | +0.8% | 8,389 | 6.44 |
| 2018 | 53,604 | +8.8% | 7,772 | 6.90 |
| 2017 | 49,280 | −6.5% | 8,883 | 5.55 |
| 2016 | 52,701 | −2.0% | 12,029 | 4.38 |
| 2015 | 53,802 | −0.2% | 10,000 | 5.38 |
| 2014 | 53,893 | +29% | 9,180 | 5.87 |
| 2013 | 41,817 | −0.8% | 9,070 | 4.61 |
| 2012 | 42,147 | +3.2% | 8,792 | 4.79 |
| 2011 | 40,853 | +7.9% | 8,434 | 4.84 |
| 2010 | 37,875 | +19% | 8,213 | 4.61 |
| 2009 | 31,828 | +0.1% | 8,213 | 3.88 |
| 2008 | 31,787 | −5.6% | 8,213 | 3.87 |
| 2007 | 33,676 | +9.2% | 8,213 | 4.10 |
| 2006 | 30,836 | −22% | 8,213 | 3.75 |
| 2005 | 39,335 | +4.8% | 8,843 | 4.45 |
| 2004 | 37,523 | +6.5% | 8,783 | 4.27 |
| 2003 | 35,225 | +6.0% | 8,668 | 4.06 |
| 2002 | 33,234 | −25% | 8,487 | 3.92 |
| 2001 | 44,400 | +30% | 8,202 | 5.41 |
| 2000 | 34,060 | +14% | 7,906 | 4.31 |
| 1999 | 30,000 | +3.4% | 7,500 | 4.00 |
| 1998 | 29,000 | +61% | 7,500 | 3.87 |
| 1997 | 18,000 | −27% | 7,500 | 2.40 |
| 1996 | 24,500 | −19% | 7,526 | 3.26 |
| 1995 | 30,400 | +1.3% | 7,163 | 4.24 |
| 1994 | 30,000 | +25% | 6,613 | 4.54 |
| 1993 | 24,000 | −7.7% | 6,133 | 3.91 |
| 1992 | 26,000 | +13% | 5,585 | 4.66 |
| 1991 | 23,100 | +472% | 6,020 | 3.84 |
| 1990 | 4,040 | +4.6% | 5,218 | 0.77 |
| 1989 | 3,862 | +3.8% | 4,819 | 0.80 |
| 1988 | 3,721 | −15% | 4,680 | 0.80 |
| 1987 | 4,382 | +22% | 4,872 | 0.90 |
| 1986 | 3,598 | −13% | 4,872 | 0.74 |
| 1985 | 4,145 | +20% | 4,857 | 0.85 |
| 1984 | 3,445 | +48% | 4,796 | 0.72 |
| 1983 | 2,334 | +7.2% | 4,549 | 0.51 |
| 1982 | 2,178 | −4.1% | 4,034 | 0.54 |
| 1981 | 2,271 | +56% | 3,729 | 0.61 |
| 1980 | 1,454 | −9.8% | 3,650 | 0.40 |
| 1979 | 1,612 | +13% | 3,200 | 0.50 |
| 1978 | 1,431 | −1.8% | 3,101 | 0.46 |
| 1977 | 1,457 | +14% | 2,766 | 0.53 |
| 1976 | 1,278 | +56% | 2,090 | 0.61 |
| 1975 | 819 | −1.2% | 1,914 | 0.43 |
| 1974 | 829 | +26% | 1,169 | 0.71 |
| 1973 | 656 | +35% | 1,064 | 0.62 |
| 1972 | 487 | +50% | 907 | 0.54 |
| 1971 | 325 | +121% | 752 | 0.43 |
| 1970 | 147 | +60% | 300 | 0.49 |
| 1969 | 92 | +16% | 200 | 0.46 |
| 1968 | 79 | +339% | 150 | 0.53 |
| 1967 | 18 | — | 50 | 0.36 |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
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.