Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.002 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.002 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
165th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0098 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.002 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Burundi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Burundi stood at 0.002 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.0098 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.002 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Burundi ranks 165th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.002 Square kilometres per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0163 Square kilometres per person, 12% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.002 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0168 Square kilometres per person, 12% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 162 India 0.0023 Square kilometres per person compare
- 163 Israel 0.0022 Square kilometres per person compare
- 164 Comoros 0.0022 Square kilometres per person compare
- 166 Monaco 0.0019 Square kilometres per person compare
- 167 Rwanda 0.0019 Square kilometres per person compare
- 168 Lebanon 0.0018 Square kilometres per person compare
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 — total area, per capita in Burundi?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Burundi was 0.002 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0098 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 165th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.