Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Burundi
Burundi: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
7th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0495 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Burundi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per square kilometre in Burundi is 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 0.0495 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Burundi 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Burundi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0368 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0389 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.04 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0431 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0495 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0495 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0362 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0474 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0495 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 4 Ukraine 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 5 India 0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Togo 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 8 Rwanda 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Hungary 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.0436 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 arable land — area, per square kilometre in Burundi?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Burundi was 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0495 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — 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.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — 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
Arable land — 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.