Inland waters — Area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Inland waters — Area was 60 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 60 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Burkina Faso peaked at 62 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 60 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places Burkina Faso 128th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62 1000 ha | 62 1000 ha | 62 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 62 1000 ha | 62 1000 ha | 62 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 62 1000 ha | 62 1000 ha | 62 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 62 1000 ha | 62 1000 ha | 62 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 62 1000 ha | 62 1000 ha | 62 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8 1000 ha | 60 1000 ha | 62 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 60 1000 ha | 60 1000 ha | 60 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 125 Dominican Republic 67.18 1000 ha compare
- 126 Afghanistan 64 1000 ha compare
- 127 Croatia 63 1000 ha compare
- 128 Honduras 60 1000 ha compare
- 130 China, Taiwan Province of 55 1000 ha compare
- 131 Jordan 52 1000 ha compare
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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.36 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Burkina Faso?
- Inland waters — area in Burkina Faso was 60 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 62 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for inland waters — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 128th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Inland waters — 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.