Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Burundi

Burundi: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 59.6 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
59.6 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
59.6 %
in 2015
All-time low
41.63 %
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Burundi, 1990–2025

02040601990200720251990: 41.6 %1991: 41.6 %1992: 41.6 %1993: 41.7 %1994: 41.7 %1995: 41.7 %1996: 41.7 %1997: 41.7 %1998: 41.7 %1999: 41.7 %2000: 41.8 %2001: 41.8 %2002: 41.8 %2003: 41.8 %2004: 41.8 %2005: 41.8 %2006: 41.8 %2007: 41.8 %2008: 41.8 %2009: 41.8 %2010: 41.8 %2011: 46.5 %2012: 50.5 %2013: 54 %2014: 57 %2015: 59.6 %2016: 59.6 %2017: 59.6 %2018: 59.6 %2019: 59.6 %2020: 59.6 %2021: 59.6 %2022: 59.6 %2023: 59.6 %2024: 59.6 %2025: 59.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Burundi is 59.6 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Burundi peaked at 59.6 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.63 %, in 1990.

Burundi ranks 192nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.68 % 41.63 % 41.73 % 10
2000s 41.75 % 41.75 % 41.75 % 10
2010s 54.77 % 41.75 % 59.6 % 10
2020s 59.6 % 59.6 % 59.6 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Burundi?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Burundi was 59.6 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 59.6 % in 2015.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 41.63 % in 1990.
How does Burundi rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Burundi ranks 192nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.