What is arable land use per person in Burundi?

Arable land use per person in Burundi was 0.0965 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Burundi?

The highest recorded value was 0.2872 hectares per person in 1969.

What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Burundi?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0965 hectares per person in 2023.

How does Burundi rank for arable land use per person?

Burundi ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Burundi?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Burundi data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable land use per person in Burundi

Name: Arable land use per person in Burundi
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Burundi: Arable land use per person was 0.0965 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0965 hectares per person

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

109th

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.2872 hectares per person

in 1969

All-time low

0.0965 hectares per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land use per person in Burundi, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

In 2023, arable land use per person in Burundi stood at 0.0965 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Burundi peaked at 0.2872 hectares per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0965 hectares per person, in 2023.

Burundi ranks 109th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2448 hectares per person	0.234 hectares per person	0.2872 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.2451 hectares per person	0.2212 hectares per person	0.2663 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.1883 hectares per person	0.17 hectares per person	0.2121 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.1586 hectares per person	0.1515 hectares per person	0.1665 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.1293 hectares per person	0.106 hectares per person	0.1484 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.1009 hectares per person	0.0992 hectares per person	0.1029 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0975 hectares per person	0.0965 hectares per person	0.0985 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Burundi

106 Botswana 0.1048 hectares per person compare
107 Saudi Arabia 0.1018 hectares per person compare
108 New Zealand 0.1 hectares per person compare
110 Madagascar 0.0962 hectares per person compare
111 Cape Verde 0.0957 hectares per person compare
112 Honduras 0.0956 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More environment data for Burundi

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5995 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6759 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Burundi →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land use per person in Burundi?: Arable land use per person in Burundi was 0.0965 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 0.2872 hectares per person in 1969.
What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0965 hectares per person in 2023.
How does Burundi rank for arable land use per person?: Burundi ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Burundi?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land use per person
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.