Area burned wildfires by type in Burundi
Burundi: Area burned wildfires by type was 3,606 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned wildfires by type in Burundi, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 3,606 for area burned wildfires by type in 2025.
The figure is down 45.1% on the previous year and down 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in Burundi peaked at 10,990 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 472.25, in 2006.
Burundi ranks 102nd of 225 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area burned wildfires by type in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7,685 | — |
| 2003 | 5,195 | -32.4% |
| 2004 | 6,783 | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 4,765 | -29.7% |
| 2006 | 472.25 | -90.1% |
| 2007 | 1,116 | +136.4% |
| 2008 | 5,366 | +380.8% |
| 2009 | 2,318 | -56.8% |
| 2010 | 7,814 | +237.0% |
| 2011 | 1,395 | -82.1% |
| 2012 | 2,554 | +83.1% |
| 2013 | 3,864 | +51.3% |
| 2014 | 1,331 | -65.6% |
| 2015 | 10,990 | +725.8% |
| 2016 | 4,594 | -58.2% |
| 2017 | 1,846 | -59.8% |
| 2018 | 1,052 | -43.0% |
| 2019 | 1,546 | +46.9% |
| 2020 | 2,447 | +58.3% |
| 2021 | 1,030 | -57.9% |
| 2022 | 2,275 | +120.8% |
| 2023 | 1,975 | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 6,569 | +232.6% |
| 2025 | 3,606 | -45.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 3,606 is below the median for low income countries, which is 96,961, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 3,606 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 541,498, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned wildfires by type in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +725.8% | 1,331 | 10,990 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,213 | 472.25 | 7,685 | 8 |
| 2010s | 3,699 | 1,052 | 10,990 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,984 | 1,030 | 6,569 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 99 Philippines 4,079 compare
- 100 Afghanistan 3,907 compare
- 101 Algeria 3,821 compare
- 103 Haiti 3,456 compare
- 104 United Kingdom 3,220 compare
- 105 Somalia 2,855 compare
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned wildfires by type in Burundi?
- Area burned wildfires by type in Burundi was 3,606 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 10,990 in 2015.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 472.25 in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- Burundi ranks 102nd out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned wildfires by type rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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