What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Burundi?

Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Burundi was 258.25 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Burundi?

The highest recorded value was 334.06 1000 ha in 1993.

What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Burundi?

The lowest recorded value was 226.51 1000 ha in 1999.

How does Burundi rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?

Burundi ranks 157th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Burundi?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Burundi

Name: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Burundi
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Burundi: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 258.25 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

258.25 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

157th

of 241 countries

All-time high

334.06 1000 ha

in 1993

All-time low

226.51 1000 ha

in 1999

Years of data

1992–2022

Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Burundi, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Burundi stood at 258.25 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Burundi peaked at 334.06 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 226.51 1000 ha, in 1999.

That places Burundi 157th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	284.78 1000 ha	226.51 1000 ha	334.06 1000 ha	8
2000s	237.02 1000 ha	228.16 1000 ha	244.67 1000 ha	10
2010s	244.98 1000 ha	238.28 1000 ha	257.31 1000 ha	10
2020s	258.27 1000 ha	258.16 1000 ha	258.4 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Burundi

154 Mauritania 275.86 1000 ha compare
155 Syrian Arab Republic 273.67 1000 ha compare
156 Iraq 266.34 1000 ha compare
158 Lesotho 186.42 1000 ha compare
159 Cyprus 183.6 1000 ha compare
160 Saudi Arabia 158.1 1000 ha compare

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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)

All data for Burundi →

Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Burundi?: Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Burundi was 258.25 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 334.06 1000 ha in 1993.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 226.51 1000 ha in 1999.
How does Burundi rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?: Burundi ranks 157th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Burundi?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.