Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 65 percent in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Burundi, 2011–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Burundi is 65 percent, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Burundi peaked at 66 percent in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53 percent, in 2011.
Burundi ranks 19th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 53 percent | — |
| 2012 | 53 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58 percent | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 61 percent | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 65 percent | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 66 percent | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 65 percent | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66 percent | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 65 percent | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 65 percent is above the median for low income countries, which is 65 percent, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 65 percent is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58 percent, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.33 percent | 53 percent | 66 percent | 9 |
| 2020s | 65 percent | 65 percent | 65 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More energy & mining data for Burundi
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.9446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Burundi?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Burundi was 65 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 66 percent in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 53 percent in 2011.
- How does Burundi rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 19th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.