Land area — Area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land area — Area was 27,360 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 27,360 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Burkina Faso peaked at 27,360 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 27,360 1000 ha, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 78th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 27,360 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 75 Finland 30,400 1000 ha compare
- 76 Philippines 29,817 1000 ha compare
- 77 Italy 29,572 1000 ha compare
- 79 Western Sahara 26,600 1000 ha compare
- 80 New Zealand 26,331 1000 ha compare
- 81 Gabon 25,767 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)
- 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 land area — area in Burkina Faso?
- Land area — area in Burkina Faso was 27,360 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 27,360 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,360 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land area — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 78th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area — 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.