Change forest area share total in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Change forest area share total was -3.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest area share total in Burkina Faso, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, change forest area share total in Burkina Faso stood at -3.7. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Burkina Faso peaked at -2.15 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -3.7, in 2025.
Burkina Faso ranks 227th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.37 | — |
| 1992 | -2.43 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | -2.49 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | -2.55 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | -2.62 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | -2.69 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | -2.76 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | -2.84 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | -2.92 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | -3.01 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | -2.15 | -28.6% |
| 2002 | -2.2 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | -2.25 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | -2.3 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | -2.35 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | -2.41 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | -2.47 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | -2.53 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | -2.6 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | -2.67 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | -2.44 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | -2.5 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | -2.56 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | -2.63 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | -2.7 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | -2.78 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | -2.86 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | -2.94 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | -3.03 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | -3.12 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | -3.23 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | -3.33 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | -3.45 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | -3.57 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | -3.7 | +3.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's -3.7 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4663, 7.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's -3.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 10.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +28.6% | -3.01 | -2.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.63 | -2.92 | -2.37 | 9 |
| 2000s | -2.43 | -3.01 | -2.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.71 | -3.03 | -2.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.4 | -3.7 | -3.12 | 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 change forest area share total in Burkina Faso?
- Change forest area share total in Burkina Faso was -3.7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was -2.15 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.7 in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for change forest area share total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 227th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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