Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Grazing land use over the long-term
Burkina Faso
6.00 million hectares
in 2025
Ghana
5.36 million hectares
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
60th
Ghana rank
63rd
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6.00 million hectares against 5.36 million hectares in Ghana, a difference of 642,600 hectares.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ghana ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 60th and Ghana ranks 63rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 8 and Ghana in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.22 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 601,470 hectares | Ghana |
| 1100s | 3.52 million hectares | 4.22 million hectares | 693,040 hectares | Ghana |
| 1200s | 3.84 million hectares | 4.63 million hectares | 793,430 hectares | Ghana |
| 1300s | 4.15 million hectares | 5.06 million hectares | 901,670 hectares | Ghana |
| 1400s | 4.47 million hectares | 5.48 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Ghana |
| 1500s | 4.75 million hectares | 5.88 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | Ghana |
| 1600s | 4.99 million hectares | 6.23 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | Ghana |
| 1700s | 5.11 million hectares | 6.44 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | Ghana |
| 1710s | 5.07 million hectares | 6.29 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | Ghana |
| 1720s | 5.05 million hectares | 6.15 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | Ghana |
| 1730s | 5.03 million hectares | 6.01 million hectares | 981,220 hectares | Ghana |
| 1740s | 5.02 million hectares | 5.87 million hectares | 856,960 hectares | Ghana |
| 1750s | 5.00 million hectares | 5.73 million hectares | 732,540 hectares | Ghana |
| 1760s | 4.98 million hectares | 5.59 million hectares | 607,880 hectares | Ghana |
| 1770s | 4.96 million hectares | 5.44 million hectares | 482,880 hectares | Ghana |
| 1780s | 4.94 million hectares | 5.30 million hectares | 357,440 hectares | Ghana |
| 1790s | 4.92 million hectares | 5.16 million hectares | 231,380 hectares | Ghana |
| 1800s | 4.91 million hectares | 5.01 million hectares | 104,530 hectares | Ghana |
| 1810s | 4.89 million hectares | 4.86 million hectares | 23,320 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 4.87 million hectares | 4.71 million hectares | 152,460 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 4.85 million hectares | 4.56 million hectares | 283,260 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 4.83 million hectares | 4.41 million hectares | 416,160 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1850s | 4.44 million hectares | 4.26 million hectares | 186,350 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 4.42 million hectares | 4.38 million hectares | 33,340 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 4.38 million hectares | 4.50 million hectares | 123,490 hectares | Ghana |
| 1880s | 4.42 million hectares | 4.67 million hectares | 252,820 hectares | Ghana |
| 1890s | 4.45 million hectares | 4.90 million hectares | 452,100 hectares | Ghana |
| 1900s | 4.50 million hectares | 5.15 million hectares | 650,990 hectares | Ghana |
| 1910s | 4.81 million hectares | 5.39 million hectares | 581,070 hectares | Ghana |
| 1920s | 5.02 million hectares | 5.53 million hectares | 503,730 hectares | Ghana |
| 1930s | 5.33 million hectares | 6.06 million hectares | 735,360 hectares | Ghana |
| 1940s | 5.60 million hectares | 6.51 million hectares | 910,370 hectares | Ghana |
| 1950s | 6.00 million hectares | 7.59 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | Ghana |
| 1960s | 6.00 million hectares | 8.40 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | Ghana |
| 1970s | 6.00 million hectares | 8.40 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | Ghana |
| 1980s | 6.00 million hectares | 8.40 million hectares | 2.40 million hectares | Ghana |
| 1990s | 6.00 million hectares | 8.23 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | Ghana |
| 2000s | 6.00 million hectares | 6.42 million hectares | 422,069 hectares | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6.00 million hectares | 5.43 million hectares | 566,013 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 6.00 million hectares | 5.25 million hectares | 749,970 hectares | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
- Burkina Faso, at 6.00 million hectares against 5.36 million hectares in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 642,600 hectares, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th and Ghana ranks 63rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.