Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Burundi

Burundi: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 18.63 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
18.63 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
91st
of 220 countries
All-time high
34.31 %
in 1977
All-time low
18.63 %
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Burundi, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Burundi stood at 18.63 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Burundi peaked at 34.31 % in 1977 and was at its lowest, 18.63 %, in 2020.

That places Burundi 91st out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 24.97 % 24.38 % 26.09 % 9
1970s 31.1 % 26.48 % 34.31 % 10
1980s 31.62 % 31.04 % 32.63 % 10
1990s 27.78 % 22.08 % 30.84 % 10
2000s 19.18 % 18.81 % 21.3 % 10
2010s 18.81 % 18.81 % 18.81 % 10
2020s 18.63 % 18.63 % 18.63 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Burundi?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Burundi was 18.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 34.31 % in 1977.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 18.63 % in 2020.
How does Burundi rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Burundi ranks 91st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.