Burundi - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Burundi was 2,796 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,796 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,939 in 2000.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 2,765
1991 2,682
1992 2,600
1993 2,517
1994 2,435
1995 2,352
1996 2,270
1997 2,187
1998 2,104
1999 2,022
2000 1,939
2001 1,939
2002 1,939
2003 1,939
2004 1,939
2005 1,939
2006 1,939
2007 1,939
2008 1,939
2009 1,939
2010 1,939
2011 2,111
2012 2,282
2013 2,454
2014 2,625
2015 2,796
2016 2,796
2017 2,796
2018 2,796
2019 2,796
2020 2,796

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Burundi was 10.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 10.89 in 2020, while its lowest value was 7.55 in 2000.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 10.77
1991 10.44
1992 10.12
1993 9.80
1994 9.48
1995 9.16
1996 8.84
1997 8.52
1998 8.20
1999 7.87
2000 7.55
2001 7.55
2002 7.55
2003 7.55
2004 7.55
2005 7.55
2006 7.55
2007 7.55
2008 7.55
2009 7.55
2010 7.55
2011 8.22
2012 8.89
2013 9.55
2014 10.22
2015 10.89
2016 10.89
2017 10.89
2018 10.89
2019 10.89
2020 10.89

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use