Burundi vs Rwanda: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Burundi

1,934 hectares

in 2024

Rwanda

1,862 hectares

in 2024

Burundi rank

64th

Rwanda rank

65th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Burundi currently reports 1,934 hectares against 1,862 hectares in Rwanda, a difference of 71.55 hectares.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 64th and Rwanda ranks 65th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.