Deforestation statistics for Burundi
Total land area: Burundi
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 2,711,445 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 542,569 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Burundi
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Burundi. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 541,896 | |
| 2001 | 24,849 | |
| 2010 | 24,711 | 557,534 |
| 2018 | 24,549 | 542,569 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 5% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 20.0% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Burundi
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Burundi by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,429 | ||
| 2002 | 4 | 993 | |
| 2003 | 52 | 1,335 | |
| 2004 | 3 | 616 | |
| 2005 | 15 | 616 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 343 | |
| 2007 | 14 | 1,881 | |
| 2008 | 18 | 2,008 | |
| 2009 | 13 | 884 | |
| 2010 | 13 | 1,910 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 970 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 875 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 1,413 | |
| 2014 | 48 | 2,057 | |
| 2015 | 17 | 1,463 | |
| 2016 | 28 | 1,594 | |
| 2017 | 14 | 1,788 | |
| 2018 | 33 | 2,895 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 300 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 23,641 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 1.3% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 1.2% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | 15.32 | 1,202 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | 20.29 | 1,632 |
Biodiversity data: Burundi
Species count by taxa for Burundi. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).| Animal / plant group | Species count |
|---|---|
| Birds | 596 |
| Amphibians | 28 |
| Reptiles | 66 |
| Fishes | 243 |
| Mammals | |
| Vascular plants |
Conservation data: Burundi
Data on threatened species in Burundi as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.| Taxa | Species count |
|---|---|
| Threatened mammals (2018) | 14 |
| Threatened birds (2018) | 15 |
| Threatened fishes (2018) | 17 |
| Threatened higher plants (2018) | 89 |
Protected areas data: Burundi
Data on threatened species in Burundi as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).| Protected areas (2017) | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Terrestrial protected areas, % of total land area | 7.6 |
| Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Tree cover loss data for Burundi
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 2711445 | 2293916 | 84.60% | 2303833 | 85.00% | 2278258 | 84.00% | 43735 | 1.90% | 2430 | 1816 | 3197 |
| 15 | 2711445 | 1992990 | 73.50% | 1780916 | 65.70% | 1756551 | 64.80% | 42031 | 2.10% | 2335 | 1767 | 3046 |
| 20 | 2711445 | 928601 | 34.20% | 917199 | 33.80% | 899567 | 33.20% | 32506 | 3.50% | 1806 | 1487 | 2204 |
| 25 | 2711445 | 842463 | 31.10% | 862803 | 31.80% | 845954 | 31.20% | 31184 | 3.70% | 1732 | 1434 | 2106 |
| 30 | 2711445 | 541896 | 20.00% | 557534 | 20.60% | 544479 | 20.10% | 25439 | 4.70% | 1413 | 1238 | 1632 |
| 50 | 2711445 | 141805 | 5.20% | 143579 | 5.30% | 139026 | 5.10% | 11211 | 7.90% | 623 | 666 | 569 |
| 75 | 2711445 | 22119 | 0.80% | 6757 | 0.20% | 6381 | 0.20% | 1302 | 5.90% | 72 | 93 | 47 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Burundi
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 2711445 | 2293916 | 2303833 | 282799873 | 4194043 | 233002 | 7689057 | 427170 |
| 15 | 2711445 | 1992990 | 1780916 | 253947595 | 4100698 | 227817 | 7517938 | 417663 |
| 20 | 2711445 | 928601 | 917199 | 140988827 | 3541432 | 196746 | 6492610 | 360701 |
| 25 | 2711445 | 842463 | 862803 | 131958653 | 3462407 | 192356 | 6347796 | 352655 |
| 30 | 2711445 | 541896 | 557534 | 98436474 | 3103072 | 172393 | 5688964 | 316054 |
| 50 | 2711445 | 141805 | 143579 | 42272721 | 1875660 | 104203 | 3438707 | 191039 |
| 75 | 2711445 | 22119 | 6757 | 10607422 | 350680 | 19482 | 642914 | 35717 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Burundi
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Bubanza | 105902 | 57856 | 47895 | 47078 | 44% | 1916 | 3% | 106 | 1099 | 2% | 110 | 817 | 2% | 102 |
| Bujumbura Mairie | 20553 | 290 | 391 | 362 | 2% | 57 | 20% | 3 | 28 | 10% | 3 | 29 | 7% | 4 |
| Bujumbura Rural | 157259 | 50815 | 51937 | 49658 | 32% | 3679 | 7% | 204 | 1400 | 3% | 140 | 2279 | 4% | 285 |
| Bururi | 310285 | 72329 | 84268 | 81261 | 26% | 6079 | 8% | 338 | 3072 | 4% | 307 | 3007 | 4% | 376 |
| Cankuzo | 189692 | 48840 | 47047 | 46284 | 24% | 1387 | 3% | 77 | 624 | 1% | 62 | 763 | 2% | 95 |
| Cibitoke | 156891 | 114342 | 101927 | 100096 | 64% | 3645 | 3% | 203 | 1814 | 2% | 181 | 1831 | 2% | 229 |
| Gitega | 191219 | 7536 | 13050 | 12897 | 7% | 420 | 6% | 23 | 267 | 4% | 27 | 153 | 1% | 19 |
| Karuzi | 142086 | 16740 | 17679 | 17351 | 12% | 590 | 4% | 33 | 262 | 2% | 26 | 328 | 2% | 41 |
| Kayanza | 118955 | 16917 | 22982 | 21953 | 18% | 1420 | 8% | 79 | 391 | 2% | 39 | 1029 | 4% | 129 |
| Kirundo | 177826 | 14474 | 15078 | 14997 | 8% | 246 | 2% | 14 | 165 | 1% | 17 | 81 | 1% | 10 |
| Makamba | 256927 | 32415 | 33025 | 32401 | 13% | 1736 | 5% | 96 | 1112 | 3% | 111 | 624 | 2% | 78 |
| Muramvya | 67181 | 8594 | 12630 | 11793 | 18% | 1172 | 14% | 65 | 335 | 4% | 34 | 837 | 7% | 105 |
| Muyinga | 180130 | 31207 | 31513 | 31345 | 17% | 533 | 2% | 30 | 365 | 1% | 37 | 168 | 1% | 21 |
| Mwaro | 82844 | 1988 | 6489 | 6360 | 8% | 246 | 12% | 14 | 117 | 6% | 12 | 129 | 2% | 16 |
| Ngozi | 141554 | 21249 | 24552 | 24317 | 17% | 463 | 2% | 26 | 228 | 1% | 23 | 235 | 1% | 29 |
| Rutana | 185908 | 7855 | 13382 | 13147 | 7% | 732 | 9% | 41 | 497 | 6% | 50 | 235 | 2% | 29 |
| Ruyigi | 226233 | 38449 | 33689 | 33179 | 15% | 1118 | 3% | 62 | 608 | 2% | 61 | 510 | 2% | 64 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Burundi
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Bubanza | 105902 | 57856 | 47895 | 11422481 | 411958 | 22887 | 24808 | 20485 |
| Bujumbura Mairie | 20553 | 290 | 391 | 33793 | 7599 | 422 | 397 | 454 |
| Bujumbura Rural | 157259 | 50815 | 51937 | 9375189 | 860812 | 47823 | 37146 | 61169 |
| Bururi | 310285 | 72329 | 84268 | 13648757 | 1446155 | 80342 | 81474 | 78927 |
| Cankuzo | 189692 | 48840 | 47047 | 7409579 | 232889 | 12938 | 11987 | 14128 |
| Cibitoke | 156891 | 114342 | 101927 | 26121873 | 958964 | 53276 | 53495 | 53002 |
| Gitega | 191219 | 7536 | 13050 | 1036028 | 81753 | 4542 | 5659 | 3146 |
| Karuzi | 142086 | 16740 | 17679 | 2531126 | 112317 | 6240 | 5809 | 6778 |
| Kayanza | 118955 | 16917 | 22982 | 3775645 | 345018 | 19168 | 11444 | 28822 |
| Kirundo | 177826 | 14474 | 15078 | 1820466 | 44958 | 2498 | 3408 | 1360 |
| Makamba | 256927 | 32415 | 33025 | 5149251 | 363171 | 20176 | 25692 | 13281 |
| Muramvya | 67181 | 8594 | 12630 | 2016143 | 277805 | 15434 | 10103 | 22097 |
| Muyinga | 180130 | 31207 | 31513 | 4429788 | 105808 | 5878 | 8070 | 3138 |
| Mwaro | 82844 | 1988 | 6489 | 332762 | 51605 | 2867 | 2893 | 2835 |
| Ngozi | 141554 | 21249 | 24552 | 2696457 | 89074 | 4949 | 5085 | 4779 |
| Rutana | 185908 | 7855 | 13382 | 1112336 | 123980 | 6888 | 8814 | 4481 |
| Ruyigi | 226233 | 38449 | 33689 | 5524800 | 175098 | 9728 | 10530 | 8725 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Burundi
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Bubanza | 105902 | 57856 | 47895 | 6230443 | 108 | 224709 | 12484 | 13532 | 11174 |
| Bujumbura Mairie | 20553 | 290 | 391 | 18434 | 63 | 4142 | 230 | 216 | 247 |
| Bujumbura Rural | 157259 | 50815 | 51937 | 5113739 | 101 | 469530 | 26085 | 20261 | 33365 |
| Bururi | 310285 | 72329 | 84268 | 7444778 | 103 | 788811 | 43823 | 44440 | 43051 |
| Cankuzo | 189692 | 48840 | 47047 | 4041589 | 83 | 127029 | 7057 | 6538 | 7706 |
| Cibitoke | 156891 | 114342 | 101927 | 14248295 | 125 | 523075 | 29060 | 29180 | 28910 |
| Gitega | 191219 | 7536 | 13050 | 565106 | 75 | 44591 | 2477 | 3087 | 1715 |
| Karuzi | 142086 | 16740 | 17679 | 1380614 | 82 | 61259 | 3403 | 3168 | 3697 |
| Kayanza | 118955 | 16917 | 22982 | 2059442 | 122 | 188198 | 10455 | 6242 | 15722 |
| Kirundo | 177826 | 14474 | 15078 | 992982 | 69 | 24527 | 1363 | 1859 | 742 |
| Makamba | 256927 | 32415 | 33025 | 2808683 | 87 | 198091 | 11005 | 14014 | 7244 |
| Muramvya | 67181 | 8594 | 12630 | 1099714 | 128 | 151528 | 8418 | 5511 | 12053 |
| Muyinga | 180130 | 31207 | 31513 | 2416248 | 77 | 57713 | 3206 | 4402 | 1712 |
| Mwaro | 82844 | 1988 | 6489 | 181508 | 91 | 28152 | 1564 | 1578 | 1547 |
| Ngozi | 141554 | 21249 | 24552 | 1470795 | 69 | 48583 | 2699 | 2773 | 2606 |
| Rutana | 185908 | 7855 | 13382 | 606727 | 77 | 67626 | 3757 | 4808 | 2444 |
| Ruyigi | 226233 | 38449 | 33689 | 3013526 | 78 | 95508 | 5306 | 5744 | 4759 |
Archived forest data for Burundi | Forest data for Burundi
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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