Crops · dekad 2026-07-21

Burundi

3 of 17 crop regions in Burundi are at their worst on record for this point in the season. Its highest in any previous year was 4, on a recent average of 0.67.

How bad is it, against this country’s own record

Five instruments read together our combination, not an observation

5th worst of 26 years at this point in the season

The 5th most stressed of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026, across 5 instruments read together

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What the instruments say

The canopy is in its worst third, as are water satisfaction and rainfall.

Each track is that instrument’s own 26 years, worst on the left.

Vegetation, cumulative-0.474th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Vegetation, current+0.2216th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction63%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.054th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature21.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

Five instruments, each against its own 26 years for this point in the season. They are shown together because they disagree: across the regions on this site, roughly a quarter have vegetation at a record low while water or rainfall sits in its best third. This page reports where each one sits and does not say what caused what.

Every region of Burundi, worst to least

Each bar is the full spread of that region’s previous 25 years at this point in the season. The dot is this year. A dot at the left of a wide bar and a dot at the left of a narrow bar are different findings, which is why the history is drawn rather than described.

its normalworsebetterBujumbura MairieMakambaBujumbura RuralCibitokeNgoziCankuzoRutanaBururiKirundoRuyigiMwaroMuyingaKaruziMuramvyaBubanzaKayanzaGitega

Regions in colour are at their worst on record. The rest are placed on the same scale so a single deep region inside an otherwise ordinary country reads differently from a country where the whole distribution has moved.

Bujumbura Mairie

-1.39 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-1.004th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction76%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.955th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture is not defined for this region at this point in the season.
Temperature27.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Makamba

-0.99 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.329th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction67%12th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.726th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature21.5 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Bujumbura Rural

-0.88 lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.4119th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction58%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.935th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature17.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Cibitoke

-0.85 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.763rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction70%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.144th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature22.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ngozi

-0.77 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.0814th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction57%6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.563rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature21.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Cankuzo

-0.76 4th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.0214th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction57%10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.237th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature23.4 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Rutana

-0.73 2nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.2910th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction68%13th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.598th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature21.7 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Bururi

-0.53 3rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.9823rd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction65%8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.656th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature18.3 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kirundo

-0.36 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current-0.2412th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction51%6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.604th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature23.3 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Ruyigi

-0.27 9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.3019th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction67%11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.055th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature21.9 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Mwaro

-0.25 7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+1.0425th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction65%8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.715th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature19.1 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Muyinga

-0.24 10th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.0014th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction52%9th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.414th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature22.4 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Karuzi

-0.24 8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.4018th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction62%8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.364th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature21.5 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Muramvya

-0.15 11th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.8821st lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction67%7th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.935th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature19.9 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Bubanza

+0.08 15th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+1.0825th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction59%6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.174th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature19.1 °C2nd highest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Kayanza

+0.09 14th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.6022nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction67%6th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-1.174th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature19.0 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

Gitega

+0.19 18th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

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Vegetation, current+0.7422nd lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Water satisfaction65%8th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Rainfall, 3-month-0.765th lowest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026
Soil moisturenot reportedSoil moisture has not reported for this dekad yet.
Temperature20.2 °Chighest of 26 observations for this point in the season, 2001-2026

same dekad, 2001-2025

This measurement is of the crop canopy and not of what stressed it: heat, drought, disease and late planting are not separable here, which is why no claim on this page names a cause.

Kristjan Lepik (2026). The Long Swell, Crops. thelongswell.com