Africa's Development: Ecological sustainability Forest … Forest land in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Africa's Development: Ecological sustainability Forest … Forest land was 6,216 Hectares in 2020. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological in Burkina Faso, 2000–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2020, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 23 - ecological in Burkina Faso stood at 6,216 Hectares. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 23 - ecological in Burkina Faso peaked at 7,216 Hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,216 Hectares, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 62nd out of 170 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Ecological sustainability Forest … Forest land in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,216 Hectares | — |
| 2001 | 7,166 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 7,116 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7,066 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 7,016 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6,966 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 6,916 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 6,866 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6,816 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 6,766 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6,716 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 6,666 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 6,616 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 6,566 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6,516 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6,466 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6,416 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6,366 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 6,316 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 6,266 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 6,216 Hectares | -0.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 6,216 Hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,535 Hectares, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 6,216 Hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,216 Hectares, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,992 Hectares | 6,766 Hectares | 7,216 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,491 Hectares | 6,266 Hectares | 6,716 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,216 Hectares | 6,216 Hectares | 6,216 Hectares | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 23 - ecological in Burkina Faso?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 23 - ecological in Burkina Faso was 6,216 Hectares in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 23 - ecological recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7,216 Hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 23 - ecological recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,216 Hectares in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 23 - ecological?
- Burkina Faso ranks 62nd out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 23 - ecological rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological sustainability — Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 23 shows indicators of ecological sustainability, in terms of land use. This includes number of hectars of land allocated to different kinds of use, carbon stock in living biomass, and fertiliser use, and wood production.