Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 42,110 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Burkina Faso, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 42,110 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Burkina Faso peaked at 43,460 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42,110 Square kilometres, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43,460 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 43,260 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 43,174 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 43,182 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42,593 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 42,110 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43,360 Square kilometres | 43,260 Square kilometres | 43,460 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 43,178 Square kilometres | 43,174 Square kilometres | 43,182 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 42,352 Square kilometres | 42,110 Square kilometres | 42,593 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 34 Germany 48,647 Square kilometres compare
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- 38 Lesotho 12,938 Square kilometres compare
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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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0002 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -31.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Burkina Faso?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Burkina Faso was 42,110 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 43,460 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,110 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation