Burundi vs United Arab Emirates: Forest area
Burundi
279,640 hectares
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
324,580 hectares
in 2025
Burundi rank
154th
United Arab Emirates rank
153rd
Forest area over time
- Burundi
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 324,580 hectares against 279,640 hectares in Burundi, a difference of 44,940 hectares.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 154th and United Arab Emirates ranks 153rd of 235 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 239,337 hectares | 314,860 hectares | 75,523 hectares | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 193,940 hectares | 317,031 hectares | 123,091 hectares | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 253,930 hectares | 321,055 hectares | 67,125 hectares | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 279,640 hectares | 323,740 hectares | 44,100 hectares | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Burundi or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 324,580 hectares against 279,640 hectares in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Burundi and United Arab Emirates?
- 44,940 hectares, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and United Arab Emirates?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and United Arab Emirates rank globally for forest area?
- Burundi ranks 154th and United Arab Emirates ranks 153rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.