Burundi vs Switzerland: Agricultural land per capita
Burundi
0.1574 hectares per capita
in 2023
Switzerland
0.1683 hectares per capita
in 2023
Burundi rank
158th
Switzerland rank
157th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Burundi
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.1683 hectares per capita against 0.1574 hectares per capita in Burundi, a difference of 0.0109 hectares per capita.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 157th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5264 hectares per capita | 0.2933 hectares per capita | 0.2331 hectares per capita | Burundi |
| 1970s | 0.5323 hectares per capita | 0.2633 hectares per capita | 0.269 hectares per capita | Burundi |
| 1980s | 0.4201 hectares per capita | 0.2524 hectares per capita | 0.1678 hectares per capita | Burundi |
| 1990s | 0.3413 hectares per capita | 0.2274 hectares per capita | 0.114 hectares per capita | Burundi |
| 2000s | 0.2464 hectares per capita | 0.2092 hectares per capita | 0.0372 hectares per capita | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.1789 hectares per capita | 0.185 hectares per capita | 0.0061 hectares per capita | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1609 hectares per capita | 0.1712 hectares per capita | 0.0102 hectares per capita | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Burundi or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.1683 hectares per capita against 0.1574 hectares per capita in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Burundi and Switzerland?
- 0.0109 hectares per capita, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Switzerland rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Burundi ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 157th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.