Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Burundi
Burundi: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 18.81 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Burundi, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 18.81 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Burundi peaked at 34.31 percent in 1977 and was at its lowest, 18.81 percent, in 2002.
That places Burundi 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.97 percent | 24.38 percent | 26.09 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.1 percent | 26.48 percent | 34.31 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.62 percent | 31.04 percent | 32.63 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.78 percent | 22.08 percent | 30.84 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.18 percent | 18.81 percent | 21.3 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.81 percent | 18.81 percent | 18.81 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.81 percent | 18.81 percent | 18.81 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Burundi?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Burundi was 18.81 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 34.31 percent in 1977.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.81 percent in 2002.
- How does Burundi rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Burundi ranks 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).