Arable land — Area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Arable land — Area was 7,907 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Burkina Faso is 7,907 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Burkina Faso peaked at 7,907 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,000 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 36th out of 231 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 | 3,000 1000 ha | 3,000 1000 ha | 3,000 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,000 1000 ha | 3,000 1000 ha | 3,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,264 1000 ha | 3,000 1000 ha | 3,755 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,447 1000 ha | 3,881 1000 ha | 5,013 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,705 1000 ha | 5,139 1000 ha | 6,272 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,964 1000 ha | 6,397 1000 ha | 7,530 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,832 1000 ha | 7,656 1000 ha | 7,907 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 33 Uganda 8,751 1000 ha compare
- 34 Romania 8,381 1000 ha compare
- 35 Mozambique 8,280 1000 ha compare
- 37 Bangladesh 7,877 1000 ha compare
- 38 Afghanistan 7,811 1000 ha compare
- 39 Algeria 7,531 1000 ha compare
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.36 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Burkina Faso?
- Arable land — area in Burkina Faso was 7,907 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7,907 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for arable land — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Arable 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.