Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 11.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 11.8% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Burkina Faso peaked at 30.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2025.
Burkina Faso ranks 186th of 253 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.3% | — |
| 2000 | 23.3% | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -13.5% |
| 2025 | 11.8% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 16.2% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 14.0% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Burkina Faso?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Burkina Faso was 11.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 186th out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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