Oil palm fruit yields in Burundi
Burundi: Oil palm fruit yields was 10 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil palm fruit yields in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 10 tonnes per hectare for oil palm fruit yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Burundi peaked at 12 tonnes per hectare in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Burundi ranks 28th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 9.09 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.72 tonnes per hectare | 9.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.06 tonnes per hectare | 8.24 tonnes per hectare | 10.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.45 tonnes per hectare | 10.4 tonnes per hectare | 12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.85 tonnes per hectare | 9.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9 tonnes per hectare | 9.52 tonnes per hectare | 10.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Burundi
- Fuel imports 22.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 1.9% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 82.7% (2022)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 9.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Burundi?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Burundi was 10 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 12 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Burundi ranks 28th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.