Forest land — Area in Burundi

Burundi: Forest land — Area was 279.64 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
279.64 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 231 countries
All-time high
279.64 1000 ha
in 2015
All-time low
193.94 1000 ha
in 2000
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest land — Area in Burundi, 1990–2025

01002003001990200720251990: 276.5 1000 ha1991: 268.2 1000 ha1992: 260 1000 ha1993: 251.7 1000 ha1994: 243.5 1000 ha1995: 235.2 1000 ha1996: 227 1000 ha1997: 218.7 1000 ha1998: 210.4 1000 ha1999: 202.2 1000 ha2000: 193.9 1000 ha2001: 193.9 1000 ha2002: 193.9 1000 ha2003: 193.9 1000 ha2004: 193.9 1000 ha2005: 193.9 1000 ha2006: 193.9 1000 ha2007: 193.9 1000 ha2008: 193.9 1000 ha2009: 193.9 1000 ha2010: 193.9 1000 ha2011: 211.1 1000 ha2012: 228.2 1000 ha2013: 245.4 1000 ha2014: 262.5 1000 ha2015: 279.6 1000 ha2016: 279.6 1000 ha2017: 279.6 1000 ha2018: 279.6 1000 ha2019: 279.6 1000 ha2020: 279.6 1000 ha2021: 279.6 1000 ha2022: 279.6 1000 ha2023: 279.6 1000 ha2024: 279.6 1000 ha2025: 279.6 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2025, forest land — area in Burundi stood at 279.64 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — area in Burundi peaked at 279.64 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 193.94 1000 ha, in 2000.

That places Burundi 160th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 239.34 1000 ha 202.19 1000 ha 276.48 1000 ha 10
2000s 193.94 1000 ha 193.94 1000 ha 193.94 1000 ha 10
2010s 253.93 1000 ha 193.94 1000 ha 279.64 1000 ha 10
2020s 279.64 1000 ha 279.64 1000 ha 279.64 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 157 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 369.33 1000 ha compare
  2. 158 Armenia 334.1 1000 ha compare
  3. 159 United Arab Emirates 324.58 1000 ha compare
  4. 161 Trinidad and Tobago 226.05 1000 ha compare
  5. 162 Gambia 209.47 1000 ha compare
  6. 163 Libya 205.33 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — area in Burundi?
Forest land — area in Burundi was 279.64 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 279.64 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 193.94 1000 ha in 2000.
How does Burundi rank for forest land — area?
Burundi ranks 160th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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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.