Land area — Area in Burundi
Burundi: Land area — Area was 2,568 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in Burundi is 2,568 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Burundi peaked at 2,568 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,568 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Burundi 167th out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area — Area in Burundi, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,568 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 2,568 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 52,797 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 2,568 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,360 1000 ha, 9% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 2,568 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More environment data for Burundi
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0336 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.81 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Burundi?
- Land area — area in Burundi was 2,568 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,568 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,568 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for land area — area?
- Burundi ranks 167th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.