Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 46.19 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Burkina Faso is 46.19 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Burkina Faso peaked at 46.19 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.94 %, in 1981.
That places Burkina Faso 83rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.99 % | — |
| 1962 | 22.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 22.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 22.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 22.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 22.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 22.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 22.98 % | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 22.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 22.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 22.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 22.98 % | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 22.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 22.99 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 22.98 % | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 22.96 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 22.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 22.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 22.97 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 22.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 22.94 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 22.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.95 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 23.67 % | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 24.32 % | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 25.08 % | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 25.77 % | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 26.45 % | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 27.09 % | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 27.77 % | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 28.41 % | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 29.05 % | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 29.68 % | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 30.29 % | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 31.06 % | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 31.77 % | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 32.46 % | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 33.28 % | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 34.16 % | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 35.24 % | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 36.05 % | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 36.91 % | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 37.63 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 38.29 % | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 38.84 % | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 39.39 % | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 40.01 % | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 40.52 % | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 41.04 % | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 41.45 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.78 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 42.32 % | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 42.43 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 42.84 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 43.17 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 43.62 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 44.01 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.32 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 44.92 % | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 45.35 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 45.84 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 46.19 % | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 46.16 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 46.19 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.99 % | 22.98 % | 22.99 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.98 % | 22.96 % | 22.99 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.42 % | 22.94 % | 27.09 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.79 % | 27.77 % | 34.16 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.39 % | 35.24 % | 41.04 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.09 % | 41.45 % | 44.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.95 % | 45.35 % | 46.19 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 553 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -28.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 604 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -36.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Burkina Faso?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Burkina Faso was 46.19 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 46.19 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.94 % in 1981.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Burkina Faso ranks 83rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.