Burundi vs Zimbabwe: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Burundi
0.8045
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.8285
in 2023
Burundi rank
30th
Zimbabwe rank
28th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

  • Burundi
  • Zimbabwe
00.511.52196119922023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.8285 against 0.8045 in Burundi, a difference of 0.024.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Burundi ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.05 0.9942 0.0592 Burundi
1970s 1.14 1.03 0.1071 Burundi
1980s 0.9836 1.17 0.1897 Zimbabwe
1990s 0.8585 1.32 0.4572 Zimbabwe
2000s 0.7766 1.43 0.6574 Zimbabwe
2010s 0.79 1.26 0.4674 Zimbabwe
2020s 0.7662 0.8467 0.0804 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Burundi or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.8285 against 0.8045 in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Burundi and Zimbabwe?
0.024, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Zimbabwe?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Zimbabwe rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Burundi ranks 30th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).