Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Burundi
Burundi: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 58.83 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Burundi stood at 58.83 %.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Burundi peaked at 61.81 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.86 %, in 1961.
Burundi ranks 65th 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.86 % | — |
| 1962 | 44.03 % | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 45.14 % | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 46.36 % | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 46.55 % | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 46.45 % | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 47.3 % | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 47.73 % | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 52.29 % | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 50 % | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 48.92 % | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 47.01 % | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 46.5 % | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 45.81 % | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 45.15 % | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 44.63 % | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 43.96 % | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 44.1 % | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 44.29 % | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 44.54 % | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 44.82 % | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 45.15 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 45.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 45.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 45.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 44.67 % | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 44.56 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 44.66 % | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 44.77 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 44.88 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 44.99 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 45.1 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 45.21 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 45.73 % | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 47.06 % | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 47.52 % | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 48.79 % | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 49.78 % | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 51.06 % | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 51.35 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 51.84 % | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 52.99 % | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 53.09 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 52.97 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 51.92 % | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 51.77 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 51.85 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 51.93 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 52.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.06 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 54.31 % | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 56.55 % | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 57.18 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 57.8 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 58.4 % | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 58.98 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 59.55 % | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.1 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 60.64 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 61.3 % | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 61.81 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 61.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.08 % | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 58.83 % | -2.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 58.83 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.93 %, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 58.83 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.52 % | 42.86 % | 52.29 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.04 % | 43.96 % | 50 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.86 % | 44.54 % | 45.15 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.01 % | 44.88 % | 51.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.17 % | 51.35 % | 53.09 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.56 % | 52.06 % | 60.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.77 % | 58.83 % | 61.81 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 62 El Salvador 60.77 % compare
- 63 France 59.35 % compare
- 64 Isle of Man 59.3 % compare
- 66 Croatia 58.08 % compare
- 67 Argentina 57.97 % compare
- 68 Belgium-Luxembourg 57.4 % 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)
- 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 — share in agricultural land in Burundi?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Burundi was 58.83 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 61.81 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.86 % in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Burundi ranks 65th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.