Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Burkina Faso, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Burkina Faso is 0.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 166th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 73% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
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 fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0014 metric tons per person (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate -0.3974 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 0.01 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Burkina Faso?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Burkina Faso was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 166th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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