Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.1534 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burundi, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burundi stood at 0.1534 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.5698 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1534 hectares per person, in 2025.
Burundi ranks 137th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5698 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5555 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.5468 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5401 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5253 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.517 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5037 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5047 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4958 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5491 hectares per person | +10.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5325 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.525 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5269 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5537 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5481 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5426 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5396 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.538 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.517 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4996 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4763 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4544 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.44 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4284 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4182 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4092 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4059 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3977 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3899 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3814 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3726 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3641 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3554 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3659 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3628 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3358 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3283 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3216 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3092 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2978 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2886 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.279 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2688 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2603 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2528 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2397 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2316 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2236 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2149 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2046 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1955 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1894 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1847 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1808 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1772 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1757 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1751 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1734 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1705 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1672 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1645 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1622 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1596 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1574 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1552 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1534 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5308 hectares per person | 0.4958 hectares per person | 0.5698 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5323 hectares per person | 0.4996 hectares per person | 0.5537 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4201 hectares per person | 0.3814 hectares per person | 0.4763 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3413 hectares per person | 0.2978 hectares per person | 0.3726 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2464 hectares per person | 0.2046 hectares per person | 0.2886 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1789 hectares per person | 0.1672 hectares per person | 0.1955 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1587 hectares per person | 0.1534 hectares per person | 0.1645 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 134 Norway 0.1751 hectares per person compare
- 135 Switzerland 0.1636 hectares per person compare
- 136 Dominica 0.1534 hectares per person compare
- 138 Cape Verde 0.1498 hectares per person compare
- 139 El Salvador 0.1483 hectares per person compare
- 140 Jamaica 0.147 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Burundi
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1198 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 80.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burundi?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burundi was 0.1534 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5698 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1534 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Burundi rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.