Burundi's arable land (hectares) was 1.12 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 3.71% from 1.08 million in 2014 (0.37% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.12 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.22 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.08 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.27 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | 675,000 | 1961 |
| Average since 2015 | 1.19 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 675,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Burundi's arable land (hectares) fell 5% on 2023 (from 1.18 million to 1.12 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.8% and a typical year strayed about 2.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 24% in 1969 and the biggest yearly fall was 7% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 15% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Burundi had the 102nd highest value of the 205 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Burundi in the 2024 ranking
- Rwanda — 99th of 205: 1.16 million
- Yemen, Rep. — 100th of 205: 1.14 million
- Mongolia — 101st of 205: 1.12 million
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 103rd of 205: 1.1 million
- Dominican Republic — 104th of 205: 1.04 million
- Honduras — 105th of 205: 1.02 million
What this measures
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Limitations: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries. The data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources.
All 64 values
| Year | Arable land (hectares) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,121,130 |
| 2023 | 1,180,590 |
| 2022 | 1,270,000 |
| 2021 | 1,270,000 |
| 2020 | 1,243,000 |
| 2019 | 1,216,000 |
| 2018 | 1,189,000 |
| 2017 | 1,162,000 |
| 2016 | 1,135,000 |
| 2015 | 1,108,000 |
| 2014 |
Arable land (hectares) in nearby economies
- Angola — 4.57 million (2024)
- Benin — 3.65 million (2024)
- Botswana — 260,000 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 7.91 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 72,430 (2024)
- Cameroon — 6.2 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — 1.8 million (2024)
- Chad — 5.3 million (2024)
- Comoros — 55,350 (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 16.52 million (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — 550,000 (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More environment data for Burundi
- Population in largest city — 1.35 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 36.53% (2025)
- Rural population — 10.69 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 74.31% (2025)
- Urban population — 3.7 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 25.69% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 645 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 18,855 (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 19,500 (2024)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 1.26% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Burundi's arable land (hectares)?
- 1.12 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 66.09% from 675,000 in 1961 (0.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.27 million in 2021 and the lowest 675,000 in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank?
- 102nd highest of 205 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in arable land (hectares) unusual for Burundi?
- In 2024, Burundi's arable land (hectares) fell 5% on 2023 (from 1.18 million to 1.12 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.8% and a typical year strayed about 2.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.LND.ARBL.HA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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