Arable land use per person in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Arable land use per person was 0.3434 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Burkina Faso is 0.3434, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.6188 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3434, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 27th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5819 | 0.5442 | 0.6188 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4913 | 0.4435 | 0.5347 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.413 | 0.3973 | 0.4318 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4316 | 0.4237 | 0.4355 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4156 | 0.3992 | 0.4309 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3767 | 0.3592 | 0.3955 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3512 | 0.3434 | 0.3564 | 4 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.48 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 14.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0197 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Burkina Faso?
- Arable land use per person in Burkina Faso was 0.3434 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6188 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3434 in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for arable land use per person?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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