15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Burundi
Burundi: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered was 1,056 km2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Burundi, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Burundi is 1,056 km2, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Burundi peaked at 1,193 km2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,056 km2, in 2021.
Burundi ranks 45th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Burundi, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,178 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 1,193 km2 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,173 km2 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,123 km2 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1,083 km2 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1,056 km2 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,186 km2 | 1,178 km2 | 1,193 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,126 km2 | 1,083 km2 | 1,173 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,056 km2 | 1,056 km2 | 1,056 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 42 Switzerland 1,375 km2 compare
- 43 Mongolia 1,201 km2 compare
- 44 Finland 1,085 km2 compare
- 46 Papua New Guinea 1,002 km2 compare
- 47 New Zealand 990.4 km2 compare
- 48 Nicaragua 809.8 km2 compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0009 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 90.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Burundi?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Burundi was 1,056 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,193 km2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,056 km2 in 2021.
- How does Burundi rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered?
- Burundi ranks 45th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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