The embodiments of the present document propose a method and apparatus for reporting and receiving a buffer status. The method includes: when a terminal judges that there is a split bearer or receives a notification transmitted by a base station that an additional buffer report is required to be reported, the terminal transmitting a Buffer Status Report (BSR) of the radio bearer to the base station; herein the BSR carries size information about buffer data and size information about additional buffer data of the radio bearer. The embodiments of the present document realize the reporting of a buffer status when there is a split bearer.