Burundi's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Burundi's land area is 9,915 sq mi, and the total size is 10,747 sq mi, with inland water included. Burundi rankes 143/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.02% of the land mass of all countries.
83.9% of its territory is agricultural land.
Burundi has 0.05% of the world's agricultural land area.
10.9% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.007% of the world's forests.

Burundi total size and land area

	Burundi	Rank
Total surface area	10,747 sq mi	143/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.005%	N/A
Land area	9,915 sq mi	144/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.02%	N/A
Population	14,047,786	78/197
Population density	1,487 ppl/mi²	15/197

Burundi's True Size on the Map

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Burundi's area by type

	Burundi	Rank
Forest area	1,080 sq mi	150/196
Forest area as share of land	10.9%	152/196
World's forests share	0.007%	N/A
Agricultural land	8,317 sq mi	116/194
Agricultural land share	83.9%	3/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.05%	N/A
Arable land	5,101 sq mi	97/191
Arable land share	51.4%	6/191
Permanent cropland	1,351 sq mi	63/192
Permanent cropland share	13.6%	18/192
Water area	832 sq mi	94/197
Water as share of total area	7.74%	21/197
Roads length	7,657 mi	114/176
Land borders length	708 mi	116/197
Coastline length	0 mi	163/197

Burundi's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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