Cropland — Area per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.1 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.1 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.36 ha/cap in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.1 ha/cap, in 2024.
That places Burundi 154th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3211 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.323 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.255 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.218 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.182 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.131 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.114 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 154 Botswana 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Chile 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Colombia 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Congo 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 French Polynesia 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Philippines 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Tajikistan 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 154 Micronesia 0.1 ha/cap 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 — Share in Agricultural land 58.83 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,121 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Burundi?
- Cropland — area per capita in Burundi was 0.1 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.36 ha/cap in 1969.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Burundi ranks 154th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.