Burkina Faso vs Gabon: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gabon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 27,360 1000 ha against 25,767 1000 ha in Gabon, a difference of 1,593 1000 ha.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 78th and Gabon ranks 81st of 248 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,360 1000 ha | 25,767 1000 ha | 1,593 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 27,360 1000 ha | 25,767 1000 ha | 1,593 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 27,360 1000 ha | 25,767 1000 ha | 1,593 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 27,360 1000 ha | 25,767 1000 ha | 1,593 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 27,360 1000 ha | 25,767 1000 ha | 1,593 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 27,360 1000 ha | 25,767 1000 ha | 1,593 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 27,360 1000 ha | 25,767 1000 ha | 1,593 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Burkina Faso or Gabon?
- Burkina Faso, at 27,360 1000 ha against 25,767 1000 ha in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 1,593 1000 ha, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gabon rank globally for land area — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 78th and Gabon ranks 81st of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — 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.