Burkina Faso vs Uganda: Arable land — Area

Burkina Faso
7,907 1000 ha
in 2024
Uganda
8,751 1000 ha
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
36th
Uganda rank
33rd

Arable land — Area over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 8,751 1000 ha against 7,907 1000 ha in Burkina Faso, a difference of 844 1000 ha.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 33rd of 231 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 3,000 1000 ha 3,587 1000 ha 586.67 1000 ha Uganda
1970s 3,000 1000 ha 3,934 1000 ha 934.21 1000 ha Uganda
1980s 3,264 1000 ha 4,710 1000 ha 1,446 1000 ha Uganda
1990s 4,447 1000 ha 5,197 1000 ha 750.21 1000 ha Uganda
2000s 5,705 1000 ha 6,704 1000 ha 998.87 1000 ha Uganda
2010s 6,964 1000 ha 8,305 1000 ha 1,342 1000 ha Uganda
2020s 7,832 1000 ha 8,679 1000 ha 846.83 1000 ha Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Burkina Faso or Uganda?
Uganda, at 8,751 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 Uganda?
844 1000 ha, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Uganda rank globally for arable land — area?
Burkina Faso ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 33rd 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

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.