Cropland — Share in Land area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cropland — Share in Land area was 31.39 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Burkina Faso is 31.39 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Burkina Faso peaked at 31.42 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.01 %, in 1963.
That places Burkina Faso 43rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.02 % | 11.01 % | 11.03 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.04 % | 11.02 % | 11.08 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.12 % | 11.09 % | 13.98 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.47 % | 14.39 % | 18.56 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.24 % | 19.05 % | 23.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.98 % | 24.09 % | 29.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.03 % | 30.23 % | 31.42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 40 Italy 31.61 % compare
- 41 Tunisia 31.48 % compare
- 42 Serbia, Republic of 31.42 % compare
- 44 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 30.83 % compare
- 45 Dominica 29.96 % compare
- 46 Yugoslav SFR 29.94 % compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 258 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 254 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 55 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,765 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 3,106 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 4,697 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Burkina Faso?
- Cropland — share in land area in Burkina Faso was 31.39 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 31.42 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.01 % in 1963.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Share in Land area. 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.