Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Burundi
Burundi: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 74.9 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 74.9 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Burundi peaked at 76.72 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.46 %, in 1961.
That places Burundi 79th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57.46 % | — |
| 1962 | 58.49 % | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 59.48 % | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 60.69 % | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 61.33 % | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 61.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 62.3 % | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 62.65 % | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 65.74 % | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 63.83 % | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 62.61 % | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 61.18 % | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 61.5 % | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 60.59 % | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 59.71 % | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 58.95 % | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 58.89 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 59.2 % | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 59.52 % | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 59.87 % | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 60.24 % | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 60.68 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 60.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 60.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 61 % | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 61.33 % | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 61.48 % | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 61.63 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 61.78 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 61.93 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 62.08 % | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 62.23 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 61.99 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 63.61 % | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 65.47 % | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 67.03 % | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 68.4 % | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 69.84 % | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 70.74 % | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 72.67 % | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 74.04 % | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 74.1 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 74.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.45 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 73.37 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.41 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.46 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.77 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.41 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 73.8 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 74.17 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 74.54 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 74.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 75.25 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 75.58 % | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.91 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.4 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 76.72 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.66 % | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 74.9 % | -1.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 74.9 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 38.26 %, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 74.9 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.53 %, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.04 % | 57.46 % | 65.74 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.6 % | 58.89 % | 63.83 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.83 % | 59.87 % | 61.63 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.44 % | 61.78 % | 69.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.28 % | 70.74 % | 74.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.49 % | 73.41 % | 75.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.08 % | 74.9 % | 76.72 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 76 China, Hong Kong SAR 75 % compare
- 76 Suriname 75 % compare
- 78 Cabo Verde 74.98 % compare
- 80 Czechoslovakia 74.7 % compare
- 81 Vanuatu 74.02 % compare
- 82 El Salvador 73.47 % compare
More environment data for Burundi
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0336 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.81 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Burundi?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Burundi was 74.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 76.72 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.46 % in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Burundi ranks 79th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Cropland — 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.