Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Burundi
Burundi: Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
11th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0835 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1977
All-time low
0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Burundi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Burundi stood at 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 0.0835 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Burundi ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre in Burundi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0619 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0625 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0632 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0631 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0649 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0653 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0739 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0739 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0742 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0802 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0816 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0835 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0826 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0818 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0802 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0802 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0802 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0802 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0811 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0811 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0809 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0807 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0805 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0803 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0801 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0792 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0778 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0758 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0743 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0725 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0726 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0724 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0708 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0707 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0709 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.071 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0711 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0717 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0707 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0718 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0739 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0749 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.076 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.077 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0781 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.08 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.08 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0643 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0739 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0788 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0835 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0807 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0802 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0813 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0779 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0807 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0718 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0706 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0738 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0707 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0781 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0789 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.08 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 8 South Africa 0.0794 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 0.0792 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Nigeria 0.0771 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Gambia 0.076 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Djibouti 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Guinea 0.0731 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Burundi?
- Agriculture — area, per square kilometre in Burundi was 0.0765 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0835 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0613 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for agriculture — area, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.