Arable land in Burundi
Burundi: Arable land was 1.32 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Burundi, 1961–2023
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). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Burundi is 1.32 million hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Burundi peaked at 1.32 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 675,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Burundi 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 770,222 hectares | 675,000 hectares | 992,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 929,700 hectares | 896,000 hectares | 942,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 930,000 hectares | 930,000 hectares | 930,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 939,000 hectares | 930,000 hectares | 960,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 962,600 hectares | 939,000 hectares | 990,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million hectares | 950,000 hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
- Rural population 74.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 10.69 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 678,679 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,163 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 789,542 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Burundi?
- Arable land in Burundi was 1.32 million hectares in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 675,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Burundi rank for arable land?
- Burundi ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.