Burkina Faso vs Eastern Asia: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.36 ha/cap against 0.08 ha/cap in Eastern Asia, a difference of 0.28 ha/cap.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 4.5 times Eastern Asia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Eastern Asia ranks 29th of 216 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5856 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.4556 ha/cap | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.495 ha/cap | 0.104 ha/cap | 0.391 ha/cap | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.103 ha/cap | 0.317 ha/cap | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.438 ha/cap | 0.099 ha/cap | 0.339 ha/cap | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.424 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.334 ha/cap | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.398 ha/cap | 0.087 ha/cap | 0.311 ha/cap | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.376 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.296 ha/cap | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Burkina Faso or Eastern Asia?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.36 ha/cap against 0.08 ha/cap in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Burkina Faso and Eastern Asia?
- 0.28 ha/cap, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eastern Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Eastern Asia rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 32nd and Eastern Asia ranks 29th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.