Agricultural land — Area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Agricultural land — Area was 17,121 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 17,121 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Burkina Faso peaked at 17,129 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13,048 1000 ha, in 1963.
That places Burkina Faso 63rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,051 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 13,050 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 13,048 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 13,052 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 13,051 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 13,052 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 13,050 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 13,053 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 13,054 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13,054 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 13,052 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 13,054 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 13,054 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 13,052 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 13,054 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 13,068 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 13,060 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 13,053 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 13,059 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 13,069 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 13,079 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 13,070 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 13,071 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 13,205 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 13,370 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 13,467 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 13,595 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 13,722 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 13,860 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 13,973 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 14,102 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 14,226 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 14,348 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 14,472 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 14,522 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 14,593 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 14,669 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 14,686 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 14,676 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 14,582 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 14,604 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14,606 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14,661 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 14,736 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 14,850 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 14,963 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 15,047 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 15,166 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 15,281 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 15,435 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 15,614 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 15,711 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 15,967 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 16,110 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 16,278 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 16,399 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 16,539 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 16,706 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 16,762 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16,883 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 16,976 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 17,120 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 17,129 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 17,121 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 17,121 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 17,121 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 17,121 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,603 1000 ha, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,051 1000 ha | 13,048 1000 ha | 13,054 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,056 1000 ha | 13,052 1000 ha | 13,068 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,351 1000 ha | 13,069 1000 ha | 13,860 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,427 1000 ha | 13,973 1000 ha | 14,686 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,850 1000 ha | 14,582 1000 ha | 15,281 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,152 1000 ha | 15,435 1000 ha | 16,762 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,046 1000 ha | 16,883 1000 ha | 17,129 1000 ha | 5 |
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 agricultural land — area in Burkina Faso?
- Agricultural land — area in Burkina Faso was 17,121 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 17,129 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,048 1000 ha in 1963.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for agricultural land — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 63rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.