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 61st of 231 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.
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
- 58 El Salvador 60.77 % compare
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- 63 Argentina 57.97 % compare
- 64 Belgium-Luxembourg 57.4 % compare
More environment data for Burundi
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.47 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 21 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 215 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.63 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 25.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 478.31 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 16.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 306.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,121 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (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 61st out of 231 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.