Burundi vs Central African Republic: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade

Burundi
14.2%
in 2023
Central African Republic
15.7%
in 2023
Burundi rank
10th
Central African Republic rank
8th

Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time

  • Burundi
  • Central African Republic
-100102030197119972023

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 15.7% against 14.2% in Burundi, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 10th and Central African Republic ranks 8th of 225 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Central African Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Central African Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 23.7% 2.4% 21.3% Burundi
1980s 2.8% 1.4% 1.4% Burundi
1990s -2.8% 0.4% 3.2% Central African Republic
2000s -8.9% -0.4% 8.5% Central African Republic
2010s 5.2% 0.7% 4.5% Burundi
2020s 14.0% 14.8% 0.8% Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Burundi or Central African Republic?
Central African Republic, at 15.7% against 14.2% in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Burundi and Central African Republic?
1.5%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Central African Republic rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
Burundi ranks 10th and Central African Republic ranks 8th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
226 places, 10,928 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.