Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Burundi
Burundi: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 10.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Burundi, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 10.9% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Burundi peaked at 10.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2000.
That places Burundi 166th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.8% | — |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -29.9% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +44.2% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.5% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -40.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -57.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Burundi?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Burundi was 10.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Burundi ranks 166th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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