Grassland organic soils — Area in Burundi

Burundi: Grassland organic soils — Area was 21,623 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21,623 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 221 countries
All-time high
21,845 ha
in 1999
All-time low
19,459 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Area in Burundi, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200720241990: 19.5k ha1991: 19.5k ha1992: 19.5k ha1993: 19.5k ha1994: 19.5k ha1995: 20.6k ha1996: 20.7k ha1997: 21.0k ha1998: 21.3k ha1999: 21.8k ha2000: 21.8k ha2001: 21.8k ha2002: 21.8k ha2003: 21.8k ha2004: 21.8k ha2005: 21.8k ha2006: 21.8k ha2007: 21.8k ha2008: 21.8k ha2009: 21.7k ha2010: 21.7k ha2011: 21.7k ha2012: 21.7k ha2013: 21.7k ha2014: 21.7k ha2015: 21.7k ha2016: 21.6k ha2017: 21.6k ha2018: 21.6k ha2019: 21.7k ha2020: 21.6k ha2021: 21.6k ha2022: 21.6k ha2023: 21.6k ha2024: 21.6k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 21,623 ha for grassland organic soils — area in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — area in Burundi peaked at 21,845 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19,459 ha, in 1990.

Burundi ranks 38th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Grassland organic soils — Area in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Area in Burundi, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 19,459 ha
1991 19,459 ha +0.0%
1992 19,459 ha +0.0%
1993 19,459 ha +0.0%
1994 19,459 ha +0.0%
1995 20,575 ha +5.7%
1996 20,687 ha +0.5%
1997 21,004 ha +1.5%
1998 21,295 ha +1.4%
1999 21,845 ha +2.6%
2000 21,835 ha -0.0%
2001 21,816 ha -0.1%
2002 21,818 ha +0.0%
2003 21,819 ha +0.0%
2004 21,760 ha -0.3%
2005 21,766 ha +0.0%
2006 21,787 ha +0.1%
2007 21,774 ha -0.1%
2008 21,774 ha +0.0%
2009 21,748 ha -0.1%
2010 21,749 ha +0.0%
2011 21,738 ha -0.1%
2012 21,736 ha -0.0%
2013 21,725 ha -0.1%
2014 21,711 ha -0.1%
2015 21,710 ha -0.0%
2016 21,643 ha -0.3%
2017 21,617 ha -0.1%
2018 21,624 ha +0.0%
2019 21,732 ha +0.5%
2020 21,624 ha -0.5%
2021 21,623 ha -0.0%
2022 21,623 ha +0.0%
2023 21,623 ha +0.0%
2024 21,623 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,270 ha 19,459 ha 21,845 ha 10
2000s 21,790 ha 21,748 ha 21,835 ha 10
2010s 21,698 ha 21,617 ha 21,749 ha 10
2020s 21,623 ha 21,623 ha 21,624 ha 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 35 Madagascar 26,538 ha compare
  2. 36 Chile 25,085 ha compare
  3. 37 Nepal 21,881 ha compare
  4. 39 Hungary 19,162 ha compare
  5. 40 Switzerland 16,094 ha compare
  6. 41 Denmark 15,652 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — area in Burundi?
Grassland organic soils — area in Burundi was 21,623 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 21,845 ha in 1999.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — area recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 19,459 ha in 1990.
How does Burundi rank for grassland organic soils — area?
Burundi ranks 38th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland organic soils — area rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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