What is land area in Burundi?

Land area in Burundi was 2.57 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Burundi?

The highest recorded value was 2.57 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Burundi?

The lowest recorded value was 2.57 million hectares in 1961.

How does Burundi rank for land area?

Burundi ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Burundi?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Burundi data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Burundi

Name: Land area in Burundi
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Burundi: Land area was 2.57 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

2.57 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

44th

of 53 countries

All-time high

2.57 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

2.57 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Burundi, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2011, land area in Burundi stood at 2.57 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Burundi peaked at 2.57 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.57 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Burundi 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.57 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	9
1970s	2.57 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	10
1980s	2.57 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	10
1990s	2.57 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	10
2000s	2.57 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	10
2010s	2.57 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Burundi

41 Lesotho 3.04 million hectares compare
42 Guinea-Bissau 2.81 million hectares compare
43 Equatorial Guinea 2.81 million hectares compare
45 Rwanda 2.47 million hectares compare
46 Djibouti 2.32 million hectares compare
47 Eswatini 1.72 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Burundi

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.15 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 34.3% (2025)
Rural population 10.69 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
Rural population 74.3% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2023)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 34.29 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 34.29 (2025)
Land under cereal production 678,679 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Burundi?: Land area in Burundi was 2.57 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 2.57 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 2.57 million hectares in 1961.
How does Burundi rank for land area?: Burundi ranks 44th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Burundi?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Burundi data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.