Total fisheries production in Burundi
Burundi: Total fisheries production was 19,500 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total fisheries production in Burundi, 1960–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 19,500 metric tons for total fisheries production in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fisheries production in Burundi peaked at 24,123 metric tons in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3,091 metric tons, in 1996.
That places Burundi 138th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Total fisheries production in Burundi, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,200 metric tons | — |
| 1961 | 5,300 metric tons | -42.4% |
| 1962 | 7,200 metric tons | +35.8% |
| 1963 | 10,600 metric tons | +47.2% |
| 1964 | 9,700 metric tons | -8.5% |
| 1965 | 20,200 metric tons | +108.2% |
| 1966 | 16,600 metric tons | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 12,300 metric tons | -25.9% |
| 1968 | 15,000 metric tons | +22.0% |
| 1969 | 15,600 metric tons | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 13,300 metric tons | -14.7% |
| 1971 | 16,900 metric tons | +27.1% |
| 1972 | 7,500 metric tons | -55.6% |
| 1973 | 8,500 metric tons | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 10,982 metric tons | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 14,547 metric tons | +32.5% |
| 1976 | 20,333 metric tons | +39.8% |
| 1977 | 18,900 metric tons | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 15,682 metric tons | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 11,250 metric tons | -28.3% |
| 1980 | 14,767 metric tons | +31.3% |
| 1981 | 11,880 metric tons | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 12,131 metric tons | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 11,366 metric tons | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 11,363 metric tons | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 11,371 metric tons | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 11,861 metric tons | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 12,034 metric tons | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 11,701 metric tons | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 10,787 metric tons | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 17,425 metric tons | +61.5% |
| 1991 | 21,044 metric tons | +20.8% |
| 1992 | 24,123 metric tons | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 17,050 metric tons | -29.3% |
| 1994 | 22,050 metric tons | +29.3% |
| 1995 | 21,151 metric tons | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 3,091 metric tons | -85.4% |
| 1997 | 20,346 metric tons | +558.2% |
| 1998 | 13,476 metric tons | -33.8% |
| 1999 | 9,249 metric tons | -31.4% |
| 2000 | 17,365 metric tons | +87.8% |
| 2001 | 9,014 metric tons | -48.1% |
| 2002 | 11,050 metric tons | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 14,747 metric tons | +33.5% |
| 2004 | 13,905 metric tons | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 13,450 metric tons | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 13,028 metric tons | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 11,359 metric tons | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 18,315 metric tons | +61.2% |
| 2009 | 12,665 metric tons | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 17,322 metric tons | +36.8% |
| 2011 | 10,716 metric tons | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 12,469 metric tons | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 13,437 metric tons | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 16,279 metric tons | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 20,486 metric tons | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 22,185 metric tons | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 19,439 metric tons | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 20,755 metric tons | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 20,867 metric tons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20,079 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 20,090 metric tons | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 20,475 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 20,315 metric tons | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 19,500 metric tons | -4.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 19,500 metric tons is below the median for low income countries, which is 55,138 metric tons, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 19,500 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fisheries production in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +558.2% | 3,091 metric tons | 20,346 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,170 metric tons | 5,300 metric tons | 20,200 metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 13,789 metric tons | 7,500 metric tons | 20,333 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,926 metric tons | 10,787 metric tons | 14,767 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,900 metric tons | 3,091 metric tons | 24,123 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,490 metric tons | 9,014 metric tons | 18,315 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,396 metric tons | 10,716 metric tons | 22,185 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,092 metric tons | 19,500 metric tons | 20,475 metric tons | 5 |
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More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fisheries production in Burundi?
- Total fisheries production in Burundi was 19,500 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest total fisheries production recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 24,123 metric tons in 1992.
- What is the lowest total fisheries production recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,091 metric tons in 1996.
- How does Burundi rank for total fisheries production?
- Burundi ranks 138th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fisheries production rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Total fisheries production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fisheries production measures the volume of aquatic species caught by a country for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.