Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 3,450 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3,450 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Burkina Faso peaked at 11,610 hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,450 hectares, in 2025.
Burkina Faso ranks 159th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,120 hectares | 10,720 hectares | 11,521 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,377 hectares | 9,144 hectares | 11,610 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,236 hectares | 5,610 hectares | 8,870 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,350 hectares | 3,450 hectares | 5,250 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 156 Somalia 4,000 hectares compare
- 157 Central African Republic 3,970 hectares compare
- 158 Isle of Man 3,500 hectares compare
- 160 Egypt 3,410 hectares compare
- 161 Marshall Islands 3,080 hectares compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.48 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 14.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0197 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Burkina Faso?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Burkina Faso was 3,450 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 11,610 hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,450 hectares in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Burkina Faso ranks 159th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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