Burundi vs Sweden: Land use over the long-term
Burundi
483,000 hectares
in 2025
Sweden
471,988 hectares
in 2025
Burundi rank
122nd
Sweden rank
123rd
Land use over the long-term over time
- Burundi
- Sweden
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 483,000 hectares against 471,988 hectares in Sweden, a difference of 11,012 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.
Burundi ranks 122nd and Sweden ranks 123rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 34.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 271,322 hectares | 1.73 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1100s | 318,485 hectares | 1.95 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1200s | 360,429 hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 1.79 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1300s | 396,385 hectares | 4.19 million hectares | 3.79 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1400s | 425,308 hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1500s | 445,700 hectares | 1.71 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1600s | 453,609 hectares | 2.38 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1700s | 447,068 hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 3.37 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1710s | 461,657 hectares | 3.92 million hectares | 3.46 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1720s | 476,215 hectares | 3.95 million hectares | 3.47 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1730s | 490,098 hectares | 4.34 million hectares | 3.85 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1740s | 503,275 hectares | 4.54 million hectares | 4.04 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1750s | 515,712 hectares | 4.61 million hectares | 4.09 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1760s | 527,369 hectares | 4.90 million hectares | 4.37 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1770s | 538,206 hectares | 5.12 million hectares | 4.58 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1780s | 548,175 hectares | 5.19 million hectares | 4.65 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1790s | 557,223 hectares | 5.30 million hectares | 4.74 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1800s | 565,292 hectares | 5.58 million hectares | 5.02 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1810s | 572,312 hectares | 5.57 million hectares | 4.99 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1820s | 578,208 hectares | 5.84 million hectares | 5.26 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1830s | 582,888 hectares | 6.37 million hectares | 5.79 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1840s | 586,250 hectares | 6.74 million hectares | 6.15 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1850s | 588,170 hectares | 7.25 million hectares | 6.67 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1860s | 608,095 hectares | 7.76 million hectares | 7.15 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1870s | 627,256 hectares | 8.16 million hectares | 7.53 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1880s | 651,704 hectares | 8.61 million hectares | 7.96 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1890s | 674,877 hectares | 8.61 million hectares | 7.94 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1900s | 617,403 hectares | 8.76 million hectares | 8.14 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1910s | 545,214 hectares | 8.86 million hectares | 8.31 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1920s | 505,350 hectares | 8.64 million hectares | 8.14 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1930s | 544,234 hectares | 8.33 million hectares | 7.79 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1940s | 581,366 hectares | 7.55 million hectares | 6.96 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1950s | 651,867 hectares | 5.35 million hectares | 4.70 million hectares | Sweden |
| 1960s | 644,100 hectares | 685,300 hectares | 41,200 hectares | Sweden |
| 1970s | 798,600 hectares | 716,000 hectares | 82,600 hectares | Burundi |
| 1980s | 812,100 hectares | 635,800 hectares | 176,300 hectares | Burundi |
| 1990s | 713,300 hectares | 520,300 hectares | 193,000 hectares | Burundi |
| 2000s | 492,500 hectares | 460,690 hectares | 31,810 hectares | Burundi |
| 2010s | 483,000 hectares | 447,744 hectares | 35,256 hectares | Burundi |
| 2020s | 483,000 hectares | 466,958 hectares | 16,042 hectares | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use over the long-term, Burundi or Sweden?
- Burundi, at 483,000 hectares against 471,988 hectares in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Burundi and Sweden?
- 11,012 hectares, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sweden?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Sweden rank globally for land use over the long-term?
- Burundi ranks 122nd and Sweden ranks 123rd 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
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.