Burkina Faso vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Forest land — Area

Burkina Faso
3,237 1000 ha
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3,278 1000 ha
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
103rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
101st

Forest land — Area over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 3,278 1000 ha against 3,237 1000 ha in Burkina Faso, a difference of 41 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 103rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 101st of 249 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 7,435 1000 ha 2,857 1000 ha 4,577 1000 ha Burkina Faso
2000s 5,774 1000 ha 3,001 1000 ha 2,772 1000 ha Burkina Faso
2010s 4,496 1000 ha 3,138 1000 ha 1,357 1000 ha Burkina Faso
2020s 3,537 1000 ha 3,246 1000 ha 290.12 1000 ha Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Burkina Faso or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 3,278 1000 ha against 3,237 1000 ha in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Burkina Faso and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
41 1000 ha, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for forest land — area?
Burkina Faso ranks 103rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 101st of 249 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
281 places, 9,790 data points, 1990–2025
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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.