Benin vs Burkina Faso: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.63 % against 0.56 % in Benin, a difference of 0.07 %.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 169th and Burkina Faso ranks 166th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1783 % | 0.1 % | 0.0783 % | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.307 % | 0.245 % | 0.062 % | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.589 % | 0.396 % | 0.193 % | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.508 % | 0.533 % | 0.025 % | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.591 % | 0.606 % | 0.015 % | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.01 % | 0.734 % | 0.272 % | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.58 % | 0.64 % | 0.06 % | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.63 % against 0.56 % in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.07 %, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Benin ranks 169th and Burkina Faso ranks 166th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.