What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Burundi and Rwanda?

23,370 hectares, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Rwanda: Cropland extent over the long-term

Burundi

1.72 million hectares

in 2025

Rwanda

1.70 million hectares

in 2025

Burundi rank

95th

Rwanda rank

96th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Burundi
Rwanda

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 1.72 million hectares against 1.70 million hectares in Rwanda, a difference of 23,370 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 95th and Rwanda ranks 96th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 38 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1000s	108,217 hectares	76,182 hectares	32,035 hectares	Burundi
1100s	130,858 hectares	91,043 hectares	39,815 hectares	Burundi
1200s	153,200 hectares	105,245 hectares	47,955 hectares	Burundi
1300s	175,237 hectares	118,748 hectares	56,489 hectares	Burundi
1400s	196,964 hectares	131,503 hectares	65,461 hectares	Burundi
1500s	218,373 hectares	143,457 hectares	74,916 hectares	Burundi
1600s	238,591 hectares	153,986 hectares	84,605 hectares	Burundi
1700s	258,490 hectares	163,603 hectares	94,887 hectares	Burundi
1710s	269,982 hectares	175,417 hectares	94,565 hectares	Burundi
1720s	281,813 hectares	187,161 hectares	94,652 hectares	Burundi
1730s	293,627 hectares	198,833 hectares	94,794 hectares	Burundi
1740s	305,424 hectares	210,433 hectares	94,991 hectares	Burundi
1750s	317,204 hectares	221,960 hectares	95,244 hectares	Burundi
1760s	328,966 hectares	233,414 hectares	95,552 hectares	Burundi
1770s	340,711 hectares	244,795 hectares	95,916 hectares	Burundi
1780s	352,439 hectares	256,101 hectares	96,338 hectares	Burundi
1790s	364,150 hectares	267,331 hectares	96,819 hectares	Burundi
1800s	375,843 hectares	278,486 hectares	97,357 hectares	Burundi
1810s	387,518 hectares	289,563 hectares	97,955 hectares	Burundi
1820s	399,176 hectares	300,564 hectares	98,612 hectares	Burundi
1830s	410,817 hectares	311,486 hectares	99,331 hectares	Burundi
1840s	422,440 hectares	322,330 hectares	100,110 hectares	Burundi
1850s	434,046 hectares	333,094 hectares	100,952 hectares	Burundi
1860s	460,471 hectares	335,380 hectares	125,091 hectares	Burundi
1870s	488,504 hectares	337,672 hectares	150,832 hectares	Burundi
1880s	523,418 hectares	339,969 hectares	183,449 hectares	Burundi
1890s	560,826 hectares	352,669 hectares	208,157 hectares	Burundi
1900s	533,020 hectares	330,984 hectares	202,036 hectares	Burundi
1910s	491,522 hectares	304,429 hectares	187,093 hectares	Burundi
1920s	478,945 hectares	291,493 hectares	187,452 hectares	Burundi
1930s	547,220 hectares	337,148 hectares	210,072 hectares	Burundi
1940s	628,381 hectares	386,117 hectares	242,264 hectares	Burundi
1950s	817,328 hectares	526,037 hectares	291,291 hectares	Burundi
1960s	999,200 hectares	651,000 hectares	348,200 hectares	Burundi
1970s	1.22 million hectares	874,200 hectares	350,500 hectares	Burundi
1980s	1.26 million hectares	1.10 million hectares	158,400 hectares	Burundi
1990s	1.30 million hectares	1.12 million hectares	186,100 hectares	Burundi
2000s	1.34 million hectares	1.42 million hectares	76,600 hectares	Rwanda
2010s	1.45 million hectares	1.56 million hectares	108,000 hectares	Rwanda
2020s	1.66 million hectares	1.64 million hectares	21,537 hectares	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Burundi or Rwanda?: Burundi, at 1.72 million hectares against 1.70 million hectares in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Burundi and Rwanda?: 23,370 hectares, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Burundi ranks 95th and Rwanda ranks 96th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.