Algeria vs Burkina Faso: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Algeria
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 7,907 1000 ha against 7,531 1000 ha in Algeria, a difference of 376 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 39th and Burkina Faso ranks 36th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 6 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,256 1000 ha | 3,000 1000 ha | 3,256 1000 ha | Algeria |
| 1970s | 6,677 1000 ha | 3,000 1000 ha | 3,677 1000 ha | Algeria |
| 1980s | 6,932 1000 ha | 3,264 1000 ha | 3,668 1000 ha | Algeria |
| 1990s | 7,494 1000 ha | 4,447 1000 ha | 3,047 1000 ha | Algeria |
| 2000s | 7,522 1000 ha | 5,705 1000 ha | 1,817 1000 ha | Algeria |
| 2010s | 7,485 1000 ha | 6,964 1000 ha | 520.85 1000 ha | Algeria |
| 2020s | 7,531 1000 ha | 7,832 1000 ha | 300.89 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Algeria or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 7,907 1000 ha against 7,531 1000 ha in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Algeria and Burkina Faso?
- 376 1000 ha, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Burkina Faso rank globally for arable land — area?
- Algeria ranks 39th and Burkina Faso ranks 36th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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.