Share of land area that is protected in Burundi
Burundi: Share of land area that is protected was 7.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Burundi, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Burundi stood at 7.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected 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.
Share of land area that is protected 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% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 7.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.6%, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 7.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.0% | 7.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 share of land area that is protected in Burundi?
- Share of land area that is protected in Burundi was 7.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2013.
- How does Burundi rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Burundi ranks 171st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected 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 WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.