Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0 1000 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 1966.
That places Burkina Faso 130th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | +96.7% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | +47.4% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | +30.8% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | +21.9% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate -0.0018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 30.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.1113 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 30.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1966.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 130th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.