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 94th of 231 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 54.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 60 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,533 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 680.72 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,907 1000 ha (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 94th out of 231 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.