Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Cropland — Area
Cropland — Area over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 8,588 1000 ha against 8,082 1000 ha in Afghanistan, a difference of 506 1000 ha.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 39th and Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,903 1000 ha | 3,015 1000 ha | 4,888 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 8,044 1000 ha | 3,020 1000 ha | 5,024 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 8,050 1000 ha | 3,315 1000 ha | 4,735 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7,879 1000 ha | 4,506 1000 ha | 3,374 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 7,875 1000 ha | 5,811 1000 ha | 2,063 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7,931 1000 ha | 7,381 1000 ha | 550.06 1000 ha | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8,091 1000 ha | 8,490 1000 ha | 399.59 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 8,588 1000 ha against 8,082 1000 ha in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 506 1000 ha, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for cropland — area?
- Afghanistan ranks 39th and Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — 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.