Agriculture in Burundi

Agriculture in the central African country of Burundi produced in 2018:

  • 2.3 million tons of cassava;
  • 1.6 million tons of banana;
  • 583 thousand tons of sweet potato;
  • 556 thousand tons of vegetable;
  • 393 thousand tons of beans;
  • 302 thousand tons of potato;
  • 290 thousand tons of maize;
  • 178 thousand tons of sugar cane;
  • 85 thousand tons of palm oil;
  • 56 thousand tons of taro;
  • 55 thousand tons of rice;
  • 53 thousand tons of tea;

The country grows smaller quantities of other agricultural products, like sorghum (28 thousand tons) and coffee (14 thousand tons). Agriculture makes up more than 50% of Burundi's GDP.

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