Terrestrial protected areas in Burundi
Burundi: Terrestrial protected areas was 7.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Burundi, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Burundi is 7.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Burundi peaked at 7.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2013.
Burundi ranks 171st of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5.0% | — |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.0% | 7.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Burundi
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,926 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 717.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,209 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 253.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 122.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 131.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.461 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.69 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Burundi?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Burundi was 7.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2013.
- How does Burundi rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Burundi ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.