Forest area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Forest area was 3,237 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3,237
World rank
80th
of 219 countries
All-time high
8,299
in 1990
All-time low
3,237
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3,237 for forest area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Burkina Faso peaked at 8,299 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,237, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 80th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,299 | — |
| 2000 | 6,378 | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 5,035 | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 4,436 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 3,836 | -13.5% |
| 2025 | 3,237 | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,299 | 8,299 | 8,299 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,378 | 6,378 | 6,378 | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,735 | 4,436 | 5,035 | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,537 | 3,237 | 3,836 | 2 |
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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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 553 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -28.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 604 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -36.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Burkina Faso?
- Forest area in Burkina Faso was 3,237 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8,299 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,237 in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for forest area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 80th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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