Burundi vs Rwanda: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1,906 1000 ha against 1,798 1000 ha in Rwanda, a difference of 108 1000 ha.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 126th and Rwanda ranks 129th of 237 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,651 1000 ha | 1,355 1000 ha | 295.89 1000 ha | Burundi |
| 1970s | 2,023 1000 ha | 1,574 1000 ha | 449.1 1000 ha | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2,073 1000 ha | 1,805 1000 ha | 268.55 1000 ha | Burundi |
| 1990s | 2,000 1000 ha | 1,736 1000 ha | 264.15 1000 ha | Burundi |
| 2000s | 1,843 1000 ha | 1,950 1000 ha | 107.06 1000 ha | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1,895 1000 ha | 1,943 1000 ha | 48.06 1000 ha | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2,002 1000 ha | 1,839 1000 ha | 162.12 1000 ha | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Burundi, at 1,906 1000 ha against 1,798 1000 ha in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 108 1000 ha, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Burundi ranks 126th and Rwanda ranks 129th of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.