Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 63.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Burkina Faso, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Burkina Faso is 63.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Burkina Faso peaked at 63.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 68th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.0% | — |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 6 |
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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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.2778 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Burkina Faso?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Burkina Faso was 63.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Burkina Faso ranks 68th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).