Share of forest area within protected areas in Burundi
Burundi: Share of forest area within protected areas was 41.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest area within protected areas in Burundi, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Burundi stood at 41.1%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Burundi peaked at 41.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 1990.
That places Burundi 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.1% | — |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 41.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.9%, 2.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 41.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in Burundi?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Burundi was 41.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 1990.
- How does Burundi rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Burundi ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).