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A temporary operational shutdown in early 2025 led to a pause in FEWS NET's regular reporting. Our latest analysis of acute food insecurity is now available in our June 2025 Global Food Security Update. Our May 2025 East Africa Seasonal Monitor includes the latest information on weather events and associated ground conditions in the region. Regular monthly food security reporting for all FEWS NET-monitored countries will resume in the coming months.

Latest analysis
Food Security Outlook October 2024 - May 2025 Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes in north and east due to La Niña conditions Download the report
  • Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are expected in the Northern and Eastern Lowlands and Imbo Plains during the lean period of October 2024 to January 2025. The depletion of household food stocks and increased reliance on markets, combined with rising food prices and limited income access, are reducing food access in these areas. The situation is exacerbated by below-average agricultural opportunities in the north and east due to La Niña, the closure of borders with Rwanda in the north, and the effects on both agricultural and non-agricultural labor opportunities due to flooding and the overflow of Lake Tanganyika in the Imbo Plains.
  • Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are projected to persist in the north and east during the post-harvest period from February to May 2025. Given the anticipated below-average 2025 Season A crop production, household food stocks are expected to be rapidly depleted, maintaining below-average food access for poor and very poor households that are already facing rising food prices and diminished agricultural labor opportunities.
  • Among the populations of highest concern are refugees, returnees who exhausted the three-month food assistance received up on arrival, flood-affected IDPs, and very poor households in the north, east, and west. FEWS NET estimates that between 500,000 and 749,999 people are likely to need urgent humanitarian food assistance to prevent Crisis (IPC Phase 3) outcomes, with October to December being the peak period.
  • Increased food consumption gaps are anticipated for refugees and IDPs between October 2024 and May 2025, due to reduced levels of humanitarian assistance. Due to resource constraints, refugees are currently receiving only 70 percent of their monthly food rations, and food assistance will either be further reduced or remain at the same level during the analysis period.

The analysis in this report is based on information available as of October 31, 2024.

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Agroclimatology
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Markets & trade
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Price Watch Global February 28, 2023
Alerts / Special Reports
Special Report Global June 23, 2025
Special Report Global May 1, 2025
Alert East Africa June 4, 2014
Food security
Key Message Update Burundi September 2024
Key Message Update Burundi August 2024
Key Message Update Burundi July 2024
Agroclimatology
Global Weather Hazards Global July 3, 2025 - July 9, 2025
Global Weather Hazards Global June 26, 2025 - July 2, 2025
Global Weather Hazards Global January 23, 2025 - January 29, 2025
Markets & trade
Cross Border Trade Report East Africa January 2024
Cross Border Trade Report East Africa October 2023
Price Watch Global February 28, 2023
Alerts / Special Reports
Special Report Global June 23, 2025
Special Report Global May 1, 2025
Alert East Africa June 4, 2014
Food Security Classification data View all Burundi Food Security Classification data
Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification

Current (October 2024) food security outcomes and forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (October 2024 - January 2025) and medium term (February 2025 - May 2025) periods.

Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile October 2024 (.zip) Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification October 2024 (.geojson) Current Situation: October 2024 (.png) Near Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.png) Medium Term Projection: February 2025 - May 2025 (.png) Current Situation: October 2024 (.kml) Near Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.kml) Medium Term Projection: February 2025 - May 2025 (.kml)
Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification

Forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (September 2024) and medium term (October 2024 - January 2025) periods.

Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile September 2024 (.zip) Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification September 2024 (.geojson) Near Term Projection: September 2024 (.png) Medium Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.png) Near Term Projection: September 2024 (.kml) Medium Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.kml)
Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification

Forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (August 2024 - September 2024) and medium term (October 2024 - January 2025) periods.

Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile August 2024 (.zip) Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification August 2024 (.geojson) Near Term Projection: August 2024 - September 2024 (.png) Medium Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.png) Near Term Projection: August 2024 - September 2024 (.kml) Medium Term Projection: October 2024 - January 2025 (.kml)
Seasonal Calendar
Description

The Seasonal Calendar shows the annual and cyclical patterns of key food and income sources in a country throughout the typical year.

Agricultural seasonal calendar showing land preparation, planting, weeding, harvesting, coffee harvest, and labor activities across seasons.
Production & Trade Flow Maps
FEWS NET captures the market networks for a product in a given country or region, including their catchments and trade flow patterns.
Maize, Normal Year Banana, Normal Year Beans, Normal Year Cassava, Normal Year Rice, Normal Year Sweet Potatoes, Normal Year
Satellite-derived products map
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USGS-provided data and imagery supports FEWS NET's monitoring efforts of weather and climate throughout the world.

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Livelihood Zone resources Burundi Livelihood Zone Descriptions, February 2021 Burundi Livelihood Zone Descriptions, November 2009 Burundi Livelihood Zone Map
Burundi 2009 Livelihood Zones Map (.PNG)
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