Above-ground biomass in forest in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Above-ground biomass in forest was 63.82 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
63.82
World rank
149th
of 188 countries
All-time high
67.03
in 1990
All-time low
63.82
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Above-ground biomass in forest in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 63.82 for above-ground biomass in forest in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground biomass in forest in Burkina Faso peaked at 67.03 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 63.82, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 149th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Above-ground biomass in forest in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.03 | — |
| 2000 | 66.62 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.01 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 65.53 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 64.86 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 63.82 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.03 | 67.03 | 67.03 | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.62 | 66.62 | 66.62 | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.77 | 65.53 | 66.01 | 2 |
| 2020s | 64.34 | 63.82 | 64.86 | 2 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.2778 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground biomass in forest in Burkina Faso?
- Above-ground biomass in forest in Burkina Faso was 63.82 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest above-ground biomass in forest recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 67.03 in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground biomass in forest recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.82 in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for above-ground biomass in forest?
- Burkina Faso ranks 149th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground biomass in forest rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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