Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 17,993 1000 ha against 17,121 1000 ha in Burkina Faso, a difference of 872 1000 ha.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Guinea ranks 51st of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,051 1000 ha | 13,851 1000 ha | 799.88 1000 ha | Guinea |
| 1970s | 13,056 1000 ha | 13,865 1000 ha | 809.06 1000 ha | Guinea |
| 1980s | 13,351 1000 ha | 13,900 1000 ha | 549.07 1000 ha | Guinea |
| 1990s | 14,427 1000 ha | 14,042 1000 ha | 384.42 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 14,850 1000 ha | 14,184 1000 ha | 665.4 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 16,152 1000 ha | 16,104 1000 ha | 48.46 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 17,046 1000 ha | 17,575 1000 ha | 529.66 1000 ha | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 17,993 1000 ha against 17,121 1000 ha in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 872 1000 ha, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Guinea ranks 51st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.