Grassland — Area from MODIS in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 25,374 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Burkina Faso, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Burkina Faso stood at 25,374 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Burkina Faso peaked at 25,844 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24,507 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Burkina Faso 26th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24,507 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 24,852 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 24,877 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 25,504 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 25,626 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 25,748 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 25,844 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 25,508 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 25,086 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 25,182 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 25,571 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 25,551 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 25,348 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 25,224 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 25,116 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 24,934 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 25,026 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 25,132 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 25,345 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 25,490 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 25,492 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25,474 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 25,528 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 25,374 1000 ha | -0.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 25,374 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 12,651 1000 ha, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 25,374 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,642 1000 ha, 5.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25,284 1000 ha | 24,507 1000 ha | 25,844 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 25,243 1000 ha | 24,934 1000 ha | 25,571 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,472 1000 ha | 25,374 1000 ha | 25,528 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 23 Zimbabwe 32,253 1000 ha compare
- 24 Botswana 30,529 1000 ha compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 4,463 1000 ha compare
- 25 Somalia 25,963 1000 ha compare
- 25 Caribbean 1,576 1000 ha compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 269.6 1000 ha compare
- 27 Niger 25,190 1000 ha compare
- 28 Afghanistan 23,931 1000 ha compare
- 29 South Sudan 22,963 1000 ha compare
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 grassland — area from modis in Burkina Faso?
- Grassland — area from modis in Burkina Faso was 25,374 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 25,844 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,507 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.