Daily cost of a healthy diet in Burundi
Burundi: Daily cost of a healthy diet was 4.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily cost of a healthy diet in Burundi, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day.
Analysis
In 2024, daily cost of a healthy diet in Burundi stood at 4.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
That places Burundi 74th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 4.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 72 Costa Rica 4.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 73 Cambodia 4.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 74 Norway 4.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 76 Belize 4.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 77 Liberia 4.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 77 Rwanda 4.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
More health data for Burundi
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 169,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 169,598 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 53.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 53.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 178,334 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily cost of a healthy diet in Burundi?
- Daily cost of a healthy diet in Burundi was 4.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for daily cost of a healthy diet?
- Burundi ranks 74th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily cost of a healthy diet rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily cost of a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cost of purchasing the least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for energy and food-based dietary guidelines, for a representative person within energy balance at 2,330 kcal/day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.