Arable land — Area in Burundi
Burundi: Arable land — Area was 1,121 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Burundi stood at 1,121 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Burundi peaked at 1,270 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 675 1000 ha, in 1961.
Burundi ranks 121st of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Burundi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 675 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 700 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 724 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 744 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 756 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 753 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 788 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 800 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 992 1000 ha | +24.0% |
| 1970 | 940 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 929 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 896 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 930 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 935 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 942 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 935 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 930 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 930 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 940 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 950 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 950 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 960 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 960 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 975 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 986 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 990 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 985 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 944.35 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 939 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 942 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 945 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 948 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 950 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,000 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1,027 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1,054 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,081 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,108 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,135 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,162 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,189 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,216 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,243 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,270 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1,270 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,181 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 1,121 1000 ha | -5.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1,121 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,000 1000 ha, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1,121 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,650 1000 ha, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 770.22 1000 ha | 675 1000 ha | 992 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 929.7 1000 ha | 896 1000 ha | 942 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 930 1000 ha | 930 1000 ha | 930 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 939 1000 ha | 930 1000 ha | 960 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 961.44 1000 ha | 939 1000 ha | 990 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,092 1000 ha | 950 1000 ha | 1,216 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,217 1000 ha | 1,121 1000 ha | 1,270 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Burundi?
- Arable land — area in Burundi was 1,121 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,270 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 675 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for arable land — area?
- Burundi ranks 121st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.