River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Burundi
Burundi: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.6338 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▼ Falling
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Burundi, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Burundi is 0.6338 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Burundi peaked at 0.6691 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6338 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2022.
That places Burundi 132nd out of 204 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6691 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 0.6661 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.667 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6675 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6552 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6526 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6505 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6486 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6496 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6502 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6495 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6491 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6482 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6483 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6467 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6468 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6372 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6367 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6363 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6373 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6359 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.634 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6338 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.6338 Percentage of agricultural land area is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.78 Percentage of agricultural land area, 17% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.6338 Percentage of agricultural land area is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.71 Percentage of agricultural land area, 37% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6576 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6486 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6691 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6436 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6363 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6495 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6346 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6338 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6359 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 129 Rwanda 0.763 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 0.7233 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 131 Zimbabwe 0.7089 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 133 Brunei Darussalam 0.6316 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 134 Algeria 0.6249 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 135 Denmark 0.4761 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
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 river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Burundi?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Burundi was 0.6338 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6691 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6338 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- How does Burundi rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Burundi ranks 132nd out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of land, population, built-up area and cropland exposure to river flooding for different return periods. Exposure indicators to river flooding have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 2000-2020 depending on data availability and is based on river flood hazard maps with a 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-year return period. A return period is the average or estimated time that a specific hazard is likely to recur. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): JRC River flood hazard map data, Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org