Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported was -119,860 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Burkina Faso, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Burkina Faso is -119,860 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Burkina Faso peaked at -119,860 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, -192,114 hectares, in 1991.
That places Burkina Faso 217th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -192,114 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -192,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -192,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -192,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -192,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -192,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -192,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -192,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -192,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -192,114 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -134,310 hectares | -30.1% |
| 2002 | -134,310 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -134,310 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -134,310 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -134,310 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -134,310 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -134,310 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -134,310 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -134,310 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -134,310 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -119,860 hectares | -10.8% |
| 2012 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -119,860 hectares | -0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's -119,860 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is -19,726 hectares, 6.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's -119,860 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 15.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -192,114 hectares | -192,114 hectares | -192,114 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -140,090 hectares | -192,114 hectares | -134,310 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -121,305 hectares | -134,310 hectares | -119,860 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -119,860 hectares | -119,860 hectares | -119,860 hectares | 6 |
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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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Burkina Faso?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Burkina Faso was -119,860 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was -119,860 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -192,114 hectares in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Burkina Faso ranks 217th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.