Forest land — Area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Forest land — Area was 3,237 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Burkina Faso stood at 3,237 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Burkina Faso peaked at 8,299 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,237 1000 ha, in 2025.
Burkina Faso ranks 103rd of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,299 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,107 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 7,915 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 7,723 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 7,531 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 7,339 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 7,146 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 6,954 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 6,762 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 6,570 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 6,378 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 6,244 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 6,109 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 5,975 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5,841 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 5,706 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5,572 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 5,438 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 5,303 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 5,169 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 5,035 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 4,915 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4,795 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4,675 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4,555 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4,436 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 4,316 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 4,196 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 4,076 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3,956 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3,836 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3,716 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3,597 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 3,477 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 3,357 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 3,237 1000 ha | -3.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 3,237 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 3,237 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,435 1000 ha | 6,570 1000 ha | 8,299 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,774 1000 ha | 5,169 1000 ha | 6,378 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,496 1000 ha | 3,956 1000 ha | 5,035 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,537 1000 ha | 3,237 1000 ha | 3,836 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 forest land — area in Burkina Faso?
- Forest land — area in Burkina Faso was 3,237 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8,299 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,237 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for forest land — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 103rd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest 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.