Land use hidden — Forest in Burundi
Burundi: Land use hidden — Forest was 2,796 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Burundi, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Burundi is 2,796 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Burundi peaked at 2,796 Square kilometres in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,939 Square kilometres, in 2000.
That places Burundi 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,765 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 2,682 Square kilometres | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 2,600 Square kilometres | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 2,517 Square kilometres | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 2,435 Square kilometres | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 2,352 Square kilometres | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 2,270 Square kilometres | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2,187 Square kilometres | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2,104 Square kilometres | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 2,022 Square kilometres | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1,939 Square kilometres | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1,939 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,939 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,939 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,939 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,939 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,939 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,939 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,939 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,939 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,939 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,111 Square kilometres | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 2,282 Square kilometres | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 2,454 Square kilometres | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 2,625 Square kilometres | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 2,796 Square kilometres | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 2,796 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,796 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,796 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,796 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,796 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,796 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,796 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,796 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 2,796 Square kilometres is below the median for low income countries, which is 23,449 Square kilometres, 12% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 2,796 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,677 Square kilometres, 5% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,393 Square kilometres | 2,022 Square kilometres | 2,765 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,939 Square kilometres | 1,939 Square kilometres | 1,939 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,539 Square kilometres | 1,939 Square kilometres | 2,796 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,796 Square kilometres | 2,796 Square kilometres | 2,796 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More environment data for Burundi
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in Burundi?
- Land use hidden — forest in Burundi was 2,796 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,796 Square kilometres in 2015.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,939 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Burundi ranks 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata