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 58th out of 237 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 54.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 60 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,533 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 680.72 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,907 1000 ha (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 58th out of 237 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.