Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
41st
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.
Burkina Faso ranks 41st of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0252 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 38 Ghana 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Italy 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Tunisia 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Dominica 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Guinea 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Belgium 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1598 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.