Land use in Burundi
Burundi: Land use was 1.67 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Burundi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Burundi stood at 1.67 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Burundi peaked at 1.67 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 905,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Burundi 96th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 million hectares | 905,000 hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 1.36 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 1.57 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | 1.67 million hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Burundi
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.5995 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6759 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Burundi?
- Land use in Burundi was 1.67 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 905,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for land use?
- Burundi ranks 96th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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