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 39th of 250 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.62 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.61 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.59 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.59 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.58 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.57 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.55 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.54 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.53 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.51 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.41 ha/cap | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.41 ha/cap | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.42 ha/cap | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.43 ha/cap | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.44 ha/cap | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.44 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.44 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.44 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.44 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.44 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.44 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.44 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.44 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.36 ha/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.21 ha/cap, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.36 ha/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 38 Vanuatu 0.37 ha/cap compare
- 39 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.36 ha/cap compare
- 41 Yugoslav SFR 0.35 ha/cap compare
- 42 Dominica 0.34 ha/cap compare
- 42 Spain 0.34 ha/cap compare
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 39th out of 250 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.