Non-agricultural population in Burundi
Burundi: Non-agricultural population was 971,000 FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Burundi, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
In 2012, non-agricultural population in Burundi stood at 971,000 FAO, number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Burundi peaked at 971,000 FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 283,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
That places Burundi 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 353,300 FAO, number | 283,000 FAO, number | 429,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 511,100 FAO, number | 446,000 FAO, number | 568,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 712,100 FAO, number | 584,000 FAO, number | 866,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 936,667 FAO, number | 902,000 FAO, number | 971,000 FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More environment data for Burundi
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.47 % (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Burundi?
- Non-agricultural population in Burundi was 971,000 FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 971,000 FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 283,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Burundi rank for non-agricultural population?
- Burundi ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.