Forest land — Share in Land area in Burundi
Burundi: Forest land — Share in Land area was 10.89 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Burundi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 10.89 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Burundi peaked at 10.89 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.55 %, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 185th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.32 % | 7.87 % | 10.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.55 % | 7.55 % | 7.55 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.89 % | 7.55 % | 10.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.89 % | 10.89 % | 10.89 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 182 Republic of Moldova 11.26 % compare
- 183 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.09 % compare
- 184 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 10.96 % compare
- 186 Namibia 9.77 % compare
- 187 Mongolia 9.1 % compare
- 188 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 8.82 % compare
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 forest land — share in land area in Burundi?
- Forest land — share in land area in Burundi was 10.89 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.89 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.55 % in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Burundi ranks 185th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 — 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.