Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 18,591 1000 ha against 17,121 1000 ha in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1,470 1000 ha.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 216 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,051 1000 ha | 15,679 1000 ha | 2,628 1000 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 13,056 1000 ha | 16,259 1000 ha | 3,203 1000 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 13,351 1000 ha | 17,024 1000 ha | 3,674 1000 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 14,427 1000 ha | 17,706 1000 ha | 3,279 1000 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 14,850 1000 ha | 18,451 1000 ha | 3,601 1000 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 16,152 1000 ha | 18,617 1000 ha | 2,465 1000 ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 17,046 1000 ha | 18,594 1000 ha | 1,549 1000 ha | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 18,591 1000 ha against 17,121 1000 ha in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 1,470 1000 ha, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for agriculture — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 50th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — 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.