Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Burundi
Burundi: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 1.47 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Burundi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Burundi stood at 1.47 %.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Burundi peaked at 1.61 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.1 %, in 1986.
That places Burundi 167th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4 % | 1.12 % | 1.55 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 % | 1.11 % | 1.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 % | 1.1 % | 1.17 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 % | 1.17 % | 1.61 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 % | 1.52 % | 1.59 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 % | 1.38 % | 1.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 % | 1.33 % | 1.47 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 164 Sierra Leone 1.64 % compare
- 165 Equatorial Guinea 1.63 % compare
- 166 Niger 1.51 % compare
- 168 Ethiopia PDR 1.46 % compare
- 169 Botswana 1.43 % compare
- 170 Guinea 1.3 % compare
More environment data for Burundi
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Burundi?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Burundi was 1.47 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 % in 1998.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 % in 1986.
- How does Burundi rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Burundi ranks 167th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.