Cropland — Area per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.36 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.36 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.62 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.36 ha/cap, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5856 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.62 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.495 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.54 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.438 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.424 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.398 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.376 ha/cap | 0.36 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 33 Vanuatu 0.37 ha/cap compare
- 34 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.36 ha/cap compare
- 36 Yugoslav SFR 0.35 ha/cap compare
- 37 Dominica 0.34 ha/cap compare
- 37 Spain 0.34 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 54.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 60 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,533 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 680.72 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,907 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Cropland — area per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.36 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.