What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Benin and Burundi?

66,984 hectares, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burundi?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Burundi: Land use over the long-term

Benin

549,984 hectares

in 2025

Burundi

483,000 hectares

in 2025

Benin rank

119th

Burundi rank

122nd

Land use over the long-term over time

Benin
Burundi

How they compare

Benin currently reports 549,984 hectares against 483,000 hectares in Burundi, a difference of 66,984 hectares.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 119th and Burundi ranks 122nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 24 and Burundi in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Burundi	Difference	Ahead
1000s	709,114 hectares	271,322 hectares	437,792 hectares	Benin
1100s	783,346 hectares	318,485 hectares	464,861 hectares	Benin
1200s	861,998 hectares	360,429 hectares	501,569 hectares	Benin
1300s	943,956 hectares	396,385 hectares	547,571 hectares	Benin
1400s	1.01 million hectares	425,308 hectares	585,912 hectares	Benin
1500s	1.06 million hectares	445,700 hectares	615,260 hectares	Benin
1600s	1.02 million hectares	453,609 hectares	569,201 hectares	Benin
1700s	975,704 hectares	447,068 hectares	528,636 hectares	Benin
1710s	946,889 hectares	461,657 hectares	485,232 hectares	Benin
1720s	918,641 hectares	476,215 hectares	442,426 hectares	Benin
1730s	890,919 hectares	490,098 hectares	400,821 hectares	Benin
1740s	863,720 hectares	503,275 hectares	360,445 hectares	Benin
1750s	837,025 hectares	515,712 hectares	321,313 hectares	Benin
1760s	810,806 hectares	527,369 hectares	283,437 hectares	Benin
1770s	785,055 hectares	538,206 hectares	246,849 hectares	Benin
1780s	759,752 hectares	548,175 hectares	211,577 hectares	Benin
1790s	734,880 hectares	557,223 hectares	177,657 hectares	Benin
1800s	710,418 hectares	565,292 hectares	145,126 hectares	Benin
1810s	686,345 hectares	572,312 hectares	114,033 hectares	Benin
1820s	633,650 hectares	578,208 hectares	55,442 hectares	Benin
1830s	584,568 hectares	582,888 hectares	1,680 hectares	Benin
1840s	538,848 hectares	586,250 hectares	47,402 hectares	Burundi
1850s	496,255 hectares	588,170 hectares	91,915 hectares	Burundi
1860s	456,570 hectares	608,095 hectares	151,525 hectares	Burundi
1870s	456,693 hectares	627,256 hectares	170,563 hectares	Burundi
1880s	456,236 hectares	651,704 hectares	195,468 hectares	Burundi
1890s	455,124 hectares	674,877 hectares	219,753 hectares	Burundi
1900s	453,265 hectares	617,403 hectares	164,138 hectares	Burundi
1910s	450,553 hectares	545,214 hectares	94,661 hectares	Burundi
1920s	446,855 hectares	505,350 hectares	58,495 hectares	Burundi
1930s	442,013 hectares	544,234 hectares	102,221 hectares	Burundi
1940s	435,825 hectares	581,366 hectares	145,541 hectares	Burundi
1950s	429,823 hectares	651,867 hectares	222,044 hectares	Burundi
1960s	442,000 hectares	644,100 hectares	202,100 hectares	Burundi
1970s	442,000 hectares	798,600 hectares	356,600 hectares	Burundi
1980s	468,400 hectares	812,100 hectares	343,700 hectares	Burundi
1990s	550,000 hectares	713,300 hectares	163,300 hectares	Burundi
2000s	550,000 hectares	492,500 hectares	57,500 hectares	Benin
2010s	550,000 hectares	483,000 hectares	67,000 hectares	Benin
2020s	549,997 hectares	483,000 hectares	66,997 hectares	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Benin or Burundi?: Benin, at 549,984 hectares against 483,000 hectares in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Benin and Burundi?: 66,984 hectares, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burundi?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Benin and Burundi rank globally for land use over the long-term?: Benin ranks 119th and Burundi ranks 122nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.