What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Belgium and Burkina Faso?

0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Burkina Faso?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Burkina Faso: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Belgium

0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

Burkina Faso

0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

Belgium rank

31st

Burkina Faso rank

30th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

Belgium
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 31st and Burkina Faso ranks 30th of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0209 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre	Belgium
2010s	0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre	Belgium
2020s	0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Belgium or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Belgium and Burkina Faso?: 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Burkina Faso?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Burkina Faso rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?: Belgium ranks 31st and Burkina Faso ranks 30th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit: 1000 ha per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.