Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Burundi
Burundi: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 79.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Burundi, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 79.3% for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Burundi peaked at 79.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1987.
Burundi ranks 51st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 64.0% | — |
| 1988 | 66.5% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 68.5% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 70.1% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 71.3% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 72.4% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.3% | 64.0% | 68.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 70.1% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 77.1% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 3 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7431 units per person (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Burundi?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Burundi was 79.3% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1987.
- How does Burundi rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Burundi ranks 51st out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.