Burundi is a small landlocked country in East Africa, neighbouring Rwanda, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Burundi has a total surface area of 27,840 km² of which 25,680 km² are land and 2160 km² are water. Burundi’s colonial and post-colonial history has been closely intertwined with neighbouring Rwanda and has been deeply scarred by periods of social conflict and civil war, contributing to the outflow and influx of large numbers of refugees.
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Land Area
2,568,000 ha
GDP/Capita
705 USD
Total population
12,551,200
Urban population
13 %
Land-related indicators
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Agricultural land
79.2 %
Primary forests
40,000 ha
Women owning land
14.6 %
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26 October 2023
The Land and Development Expertise Center (LADEC) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) are excited to announce their partnership for a new LAND-at-scale project in Burundi: "Justice pour Toutes et Tous dans la Gestion des Conflits Fonciers" (JTT-GCF) (in English: Justice for all in the…
26 October 2023
The Land and Development Expertise Center (LADEC) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) are excited to announce their partnership for a new LAND-at-scale project in Burundi: "Justice pour Toutes et Tous dans la Gestion des Conflits Fonciers" (JTT-GCF) (in English: Justice for all in the…
26 October 2023
Le Centre d'expertise foncière et de développement (LADEC) et l'Agence néerlandaise pour les entreprises (RVO) sont ravis d'annoncer leur partenariat pour un nouveau projet « Justice pour Toutes et Tous dans la Gestion des Conflits Fonciers, JTT-GCF », financé dans le cadre du « Programme LAND-at-…
Burundi faces enormous pressure on agricultural land given its very high population densities
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22 August 2024
No Burundi, um pequeno país sem litoral na região dos Grandes Lagos da África, a terra é muito mais do que um recurso econômico - ela é a base da história, do sustento e da identidade de milhões de pessoas. No entanto, o passado turbulento do Burundi, marcado por ciclos de conflito, deslocamento e…
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