Arable land — Area, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Arable land — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0003 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.0957 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0004 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Arable land — area, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for arable land — area, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.