Annual change forest area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Annual change forest area was -119,860 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-119,860
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
217th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-119,860
in 2016
All-time low
-192,114
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Burkina Faso, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded -119,860 for annual change forest area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Burkina Faso peaked at -119,860 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -192,114, in 1991.
Burkina Faso ranks 217th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -192,114 | — |
| 1992 | -192,114 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -192,114 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -192,114 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -192,114 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -192,114 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -192,114 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -192,114 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -192,114 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -192,114 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -134,310 | -30.1% |
| 2002 | -134,310 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -134,310 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -134,310 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -134,310 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -134,310 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -134,310 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -134,310 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -134,310 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -134,310 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -119,860 | -10.8% |
| 2012 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -119,860 | -0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's -119,860 is below the median for low income countries, which is -19,726, 6.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's -119,860 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 15.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -192,114 | -192,114 | -192,114 | 9 |
| 2000s | -140,090 | -192,114 | -134,310 | 10 |
| 2010s | -121,305 | -134,310 | -119,860 | 10 |
| 2020s | -119,860 | -119,860 | -119,860 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2492 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 21.93 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Burkina Faso?
- Annual change forest area in Burkina Faso was -119,860 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was -119,860 in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -192,114 in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for annual change forest area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 217th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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