Burundi's forest cover rose from 9.5 % in 1994 to 10.9 % in 2023.
Burundi · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Land
Burundi's forest area rose from 2,435 km in 1994 to 2,796 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
171st of 213 · 40th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Burundi's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 5.0 % in 2013 to 7.6 % in 2025.
Burundi's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 80.7 % in 1994 to 83.9 % in 2023.
Burundi's arable land (% of land area) rose from 36.2 % in 1994 to 51.4 % in 2023.
Air
Burundi's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 38.1 in 1994 to 35.7 in 2023.
Water
Burundi's water stress rose from 1.9 % in 1993 to 2.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
143rd of 181 · 37th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Burundi's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,772 in 1993 to 755.2 in 2022.
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Burundi.
- Safe drinking waterNo data
- Safe sanitationNo data