Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 8,280 1000 ha against 7,907 1000 ha in Burkina Faso, a difference of 373 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 36th and Mozambique ranks 35th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,000 1000 ha | 2,785 1000 ha | 215 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 3,000 1000 ha | 3,199 1000 ha | 198.74 1000 ha | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 3,264 1000 ha | 4,118 1000 ha | 853.91 1000 ha | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 4,447 1000 ha | 5,041 1000 ha | 594.25 1000 ha | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 5,705 1000 ha | 6,182 1000 ha | 477.06 1000 ha | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 6,964 1000 ha | 7,283 1000 ha | 319.41 1000 ha | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 7,832 1000 ha | 8,133 1000 ha | 301.49 1000 ha | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 8,280 1000 ha against 7,907 1000 ha in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 373 1000 ha, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for arable land — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th and Mozambique ranks 35th 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.