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Food Security Outlook October 2025 - May 2026 Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes in north, east, and west due to La Niña 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 to December 2025. Exhaustion of household food stocks and greater dependence on market purchases, coupled with rising food prices and limited income opportunities, are undermining food access in these areas during the October to December 2025 lean season. This is exacerbated by atypically low agricultural labor opportunities linked to below-average rainfall during the October to December rainy season, restricted access to cross-border opportunities in the north due to the ongoing closure of the Rwandan border, and similarly limited cross-border opportunities in the west caused due to  the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
  • Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are projected to persist in the east, north, and west during the post-harvest period from February to May 2026. Given the anticipated below-average 2026 Season A crop production, household food stocks are expected to be atypically low and deplete earlier than is typical, maintaining below-average food access for poor and very poor households that are already facing rising food prices and diminished agricultural labor opportunities.
  • Below-average rainfall from September to December 2025, consistent with La Niña forecasts for the September–December period, has delayed the start of 2026 Season A. Land preparation, which typically concludes by mid-September and with planting finalized by mid-October, was still ongoing at the end of October — particularly in the semi-arid Northern and Eastern Lowlands and the Imbo Plains livelihood zones.
  • FEWS NET estimates that 500,000-749,999 people will likely require urgent humanitarian assistance, with needs expected to peak from October to December 2025. The populations of highest concern include refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundian returnees who have exhausted the three-month food assistance received upon arrival, flood-displaced IDPs, and poor households in parts of the northern, eastern, and western regions, which are anticipated to be particularly affected by La Niña-induced below-average labor opportunities and 2026 Season A crop shortages.

The analysis in this report is based on information available as of October 31, 2025.  

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Perspectives sur la sécurité alimentaire Octobre 2025 - Mai 2026 Stress Alimentaire (Phase 2 de l’IPC) dans le nord, l’est et l’ouest en raison de La Niña Download the report
  • Des résultats de Stress Alimentaire (Phase 2 de l’IPC) sont attendus dans les Dépressions du Nord et de l’Est, ainsi que dans la Plaine de l’Imbo pendant la période de soudure d’octobre à décembre 2025. L’épuisement des stocks alimentaires des ménages et une plus grande dépendance aux achats sur le marché, combinés à la hausse des prix des denrées alimentaires et à des opportunités de revenus limitées, compromettent l’accès à la nourriture dans ces zones au cours de cette période. La situation est aggravée par de faibles opportunités de travail agricole, liées à des précipitations inférieures à la moyenne pendant la saison des pluies d’octobre à décembre, l’accès restreint aux opportunités transfrontalières dans le nord en raison de la fermeture persistante de la frontière rwandaise, ainsi que par des possibilités transfrontalières également limitées à l’ouest à cause du conflit en cours dans l’est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC).
  • Des résultats de Stress Alimentaire (Phase 2 de l’IPC) devraient persister dans l’est, le nord et l’ouest pendant la période post-récolte de février à mai 2026. Étant donné que la production agricole de la Saison 2026 A devrait être inférieure à la moyenne, les stocks alimentaires des ménages devraient être bas et s’épuiser plus tôt que d’habitude, maintenant un accès à la nourriture inférieur à la normale pour les ménages pauvres et très pauvres, qui sont déjà confrontés à la hausse des prix alimentaires et à la réduction des opportunités de travail agricole.
  • Des précipitations inférieures à la moyenne de septembre à décembre 2025, en ligne avec les prévisions de La Niña pour cette période, ont retardé le démarrage de la Saison 2026 A. Les labours, qui se terminent habituellement à la mi-septembre avec des semis finalisés mi-octobre, étaient encore en cours à la fin du mois d’octobre — en particulier dans les zones de moyens d’existence semi-arides des Dépressions du Nord, de l’Est et de l’Imbo.
  • FEWS NET estime qu’entre 500.000 et 749.999 personnes auront besoin d’une assistance humanitaire urgente, avec un pic des besoins attendu entre octobre et décembre 2025. Les populations les plus préoccupantes comprennent les réfugiés en provenance de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), les rapatriés burundais ayant épuisé l’assistance alimentaire de trois mois reçue à leur arrivée, les déplacés internes suite aux inondations, ainsi que les ménages pauvres des régions du nord, de l’est et de l’ouest du pays, qui devraient être particulièrement touchés par la baisse des opportunités de travail agricole et des faibles récoltes de la Saison 2026 A, induites par La Niña.

    L’analyse présentée dans ce rapport est basée sur les informations disponibles au 31 octobre 2025. 

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Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification

Current (October 2025) food security outcomes and forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (October 2025 - January 2026) and medium term (February 2026 - May 2026) periods.

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Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification

Forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (September 2025) and medium term (October 2025 - January 2026) periods.

Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile September 2025 (.zip) Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification September 2025 (.geojson) Near Term Projection: September 2025 (.png) Medium Term Projection: October 2025 - January 2026 (.png) Near Term Projection: September 2025 (.kml) Medium Term Projection: October 2025 - January 2026 (.kml)
Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification

Forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (August 2025 - September 2025) and medium term (October 2025 - January 2026) periods.

Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification Shapefile August 2025 (.zip) Burundi Acute Food Insecurity Classification August 2025 (.geojson) Near Term Projection: August 2025 - September 2025 (.png) Medium Term Projection: October 2025 - January 2026 (.png) Near Term Projection: August 2025 - September 2025 (.kml) Medium Term Projection: October 2025 - January 2026 (.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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