Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Burundi
Burundi: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 112,970 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Burundi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 112,970 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Burundi peaked at 161,380 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 112,970 hectares, in 2000.
That places Burundi 103rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139,596 hectares | 117,811 hectares | 161,380 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 112,970 hectares | 112,970 hectares | 112,970 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,970 hectares | 112,970 hectares | 112,970 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,970 hectares | 112,970 hectares | 112,970 hectares | 6 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Burundi?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Burundi was 112,970 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 161,380 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,970 hectares in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Burundi ranks 103rd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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