Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Burundi

Burundi: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 74.21 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
74.21 %
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
14th
of 216 countries
All-time high
83.45 %
in 1977
All-time low
61.33 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Burundi, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Burundi is 74.21 %, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Burundi peaked at 83.45 % in 1977 and was at its lowest, 61.33 %, in 1961.

Burundi ranks 14th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 64.29 % 61.33 % 73.87 % 9
1970s 78.79 % 73.21 % 83.45 % 10
1980s 80.73 % 80.22 % 81.31 % 10
1990s 77.9 % 73.21 % 80.69 % 10
2000s 71.76 % 70.63 % 73.23 % 10
2010s 73.8 % 70.73 % 78.08 % 10
2020s 77.94 % 74.21 % 80.01 % 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 11 Nigeria 77.09 % compare
  2. 12 Gambia 76.12 % compare
  3. 13 Rwanda 75.67 % compare
  4. 15 Djibouti 73.53 % compare
  5. 16 Guinea 73.22 % compare
  6. 17 Bangladesh 72.21 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Burundi?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Burundi was 74.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 83.45 % in 1977.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 61.33 % in 1961.
How does Burundi rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Burundi ranks 14th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.