Cropland — Share in Land area in Burundi
Burundi: Cropland — Share in Land area was 55.58 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Burundi stood at 55.58 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Burundi peaked at 61.38 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35.24 %, in 1961.
That places Burundi 11th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.32 % | 35.24 % | 48.56 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.69 % | 45.4 % | 49.14 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.11 % | 48.68 % | 49.85 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.12 % | 49.09 % | 51.13 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.58 % | 51.5 % | 53.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.99 % | 51.92 % | 59.28 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.31 % | 55.58 % | 61.38 % | 5 |
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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 — share in land area in Burundi?
- Cropland — share in land area in Burundi was 55.58 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 61.38 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.24 % in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Burundi ranks 11th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Land area. 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.