What is land area in Burundi?

Land area in Burundi was 25,680 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Burundi?

The highest recorded value was 25,680 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Burundi?

The lowest recorded value was 25,680 sq. km in 1961.

How does Burundi rank for land area?

Burundi ranks 144th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Burundi

Name: Land area in Burundi
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Burundi: Land area was 25,680 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

25,680 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

144th

of 216 countries

All-time high

25,680 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

25,680 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Burundi, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Burundi is 25,680 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Burundi peaked at 25,680 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 25,680 sq. km, in 1961.

Burundi ranks 144th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	9
1970s	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	10
1980s	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	10
1990s	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	10
2000s	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	10
2010s	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	10
2020s	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	25,680 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Burundi

141 Solomon Islands 27,990 sq. km compare
142 Haiti 27,560 sq. km compare
143 Albania 27,400 sq. km compare
145 North Macedonia 25,220 sq. km compare
146 Rwanda 24,670 sq. km compare
147 Djibouti 23,180 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Burundi?: Land area in Burundi was 25,680 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 25,680 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 25,680 sq. km in 1961.
How does Burundi rank for land area?: Burundi ranks 144th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area 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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.