Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 2,619 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Burkina Faso, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Burkina Faso is 2,619 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 281.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Burkina Faso peaked at 2,619 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 147.25 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Burkina Faso ranks 69th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 147.25 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 687.13 Square kilometres | +366.6% |
| 2015 | 929.45 Square kilometres | +35.3% |
| 2020 | 2,390 Square kilometres | +157.1% |
| 2022 | 2,619 Square kilometres | +9.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 2,619 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,308 Square kilometres, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 2,619 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,619 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 147.25 Square kilometres | 147.25 Square kilometres | 147.25 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 808.29 Square kilometres | 687.13 Square kilometres | 929.45 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,504 Square kilometres | 2,390 Square kilometres | 2,619 Square kilometres | 2 |
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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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 23,051 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -39.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0012 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Burkina Faso?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Burkina Faso was 2,619 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2,619 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.25 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Burkina Faso ranks 69th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 281.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Loss of cropland. 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