Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Land use over the long term

Burkina Faso
6.00 million
in 2025
Ghana
5.36 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
60th
Ghana rank
63rd

Land use over the long term over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ghana
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M100015122025

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 6.00 million against 5.36 million in Ghana, a difference of 642,600.

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 199 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 3.82 million 601,470 Ghana
1100s 3.52 million 4.22 million 693,040 Ghana
1200s 3.84 million 4.63 million 793,430 Ghana
1300s 4.15 million 5.06 million 901,670 Ghana
1400s 4.47 million 5.48 million 1.02 million Ghana
1500s 4.75 million 5.88 million 1.13 million Ghana
1600s 4.99 million 6.23 million 1.24 million Ghana
1700s 5.11 million 6.44 million 1.33 million Ghana
1710s 5.07 million 6.29 million 1.23 million Ghana
1720s 5.05 million 6.15 million 1.11 million Ghana
1730s 5.03 million 6.01 million 981,220 Ghana
1740s 5.02 million 5.87 million 856,960 Ghana
1750s 5.00 million 5.73 million 732,540 Ghana
1760s 4.98 million 5.59 million 607,880 Ghana
1770s 4.96 million 5.44 million 482,880 Ghana
1780s 4.94 million 5.30 million 357,440 Ghana
1790s 4.92 million 5.16 million 231,380 Ghana
1800s 4.91 million 5.01 million 104,530 Ghana
1810s 4.89 million 4.86 million 23,320 Burkina Faso
1820s 4.87 million 4.71 million 152,460 Burkina Faso
1830s 4.85 million 4.56 million 283,260 Burkina Faso
1840s 4.83 million 4.41 million 416,160 Burkina Faso
1850s 4.44 million 4.26 million 186,350 Burkina Faso
1860s 4.42 million 4.38 million 33,340 Burkina Faso
1870s 4.38 million 4.50 million 123,490 Ghana
1880s 4.42 million 4.67 million 252,820 Ghana
1890s 4.45 million 4.90 million 452,100 Ghana
1900s 4.50 million 5.15 million 650,990 Ghana
1910s 4.81 million 5.39 million 581,070 Ghana
1920s 5.02 million 5.53 million 503,730 Ghana
1930s 5.33 million 6.06 million 735,360 Ghana
1940s 5.60 million 6.51 million 910,370 Ghana
1950s 6.00 million 7.59 million 1.60 million Ghana
1960s 6.00 million 8.40 million 2.40 million Ghana
1970s 6.00 million 8.40 million 2.40 million Ghana
1980s 6.00 million 8.40 million 2.40 million Ghana
1990s 6.00 million 8.23 million 2.23 million Ghana
2000s 6.00 million 6.42 million 422,069 Ghana
2010s 6.00 million 5.43 million 566,013 Burkina Faso
2020s 6.00 million 5.25 million 749,970 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long term, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
Burkina Faso, at 6.00 million against 5.36 million in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long term between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
642,600, 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 land use over the long term?
Burkina Faso ranks 60th and Ghana ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as 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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Indicator
Land use over the long term
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed