Which has higher land use, Algeria or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 8.61 million against 8.54 million in Algeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in land use between Algeria and Burkina Faso?

73,090, with Burkina Faso ahead.

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria

8.54 million

in 2023

Burkina Faso

8.61 million

in 2023

Algeria rank

39th

Burkina Faso rank

38th

Burkina Faso currently reports 8.61 million against 8.54 million in Algeria, a difference of 73,090.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 39th and Burkina Faso ranks 38th of 223 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Decade	Algeria	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6.84 million	3.02 million	3.82 million	Algeria
1970s	7.30 million	3.03 million	4.27 million	Algeria
1980s	7.53 million	3.32 million	4.21 million	Algeria
1990s	8.02 million	4.52 million	3.50 million	Algeria
2000s	8.30 million	5.81 million	2.49 million	Algeria
2010s	8.45 million	7.39 million	1.06 million	Algeria
2020s	8.50 million	8.47 million	30,058	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher land use, Algeria or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 8.61 million against 8.54 million in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use between Algeria and Burkina Faso?: 73,090, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Burkina Faso rank globally for land use?: Algeria ranks 39th and Burkina Faso ranks 38th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.