Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Burundi
Burundi: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 40.4 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Burundi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Burundi is 40.4 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Burundi peaked at 58.37 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 40.4 %, in 2015.
Burundi ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.32 % | 58.27 % | 58.37 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.25 % | 58.25 % | 58.25 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.23 % | 40.4 % | 58.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4 % | 40.4 % | 40.4 % | 6 |
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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 planted forest — share in forest land in Burundi?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Burundi was 40.4 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 58.37 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4 % in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Burundi ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted 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 falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.