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

Latest (2025)
63.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
68th
of 184 countries
All-time high
63.0%
in 2000
All-time low
63.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Burkina Faso, 2000–2025

02040602000201220252000: 63 %2001: 63 %2002: 63 %2003: 63 %2004: 63 %2005: 63 %2006: 63 %2007: 63 %2008: 63 %2009: 63 %2010: 63 %2011: 63 %2012: 63 %2013: 63 %2014: 63 %2015: 63 %2016: 63 %2017: 63 %2018: 63 %2019: 63 %2020: 63 %2021: 63 %2022: 63 %2023: 63 %2024: 63 %2025: 63 %

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

Annual values for Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas
Unit
%
Source
BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,784 data points, 2000–2025
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).