Burkina Faso vs Europe: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Europe
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 62.58 % against 20.57 % in Europe, a difference of 42.01 %.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 3.0 times Europe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 35th and Europe ranks 30th of 220 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.7 % | 29.26 % | 18.44 % | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 47.72 % | 29.2 % | 18.52 % | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 48.8 % | 29.19 % | 19.6 % | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 52.73 % | 23.55 % | 29.18 % | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 54.28 % | 21.49 % | 32.78 % | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 59.04 % | 20.97 % | 38.06 % | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 62.3 % | 20.71 % | 41.6 % | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Burkina Faso or Europe?
- Burkina Faso, at 62.58 % against 20.57 % in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Burkina Faso and Europe?
- 42.01 %, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Europe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Europe rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 35th and Europe ranks 30th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in 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.