Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 2,512 Square kilometres in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 2,512 Square kilometres for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 1,150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Burkina Faso peaked at 2,862 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.3 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Burkina Faso 31st out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.3 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 40 Square kilometres | +1112.1% |
| 2007 | 73 Square kilometres | +82.5% |
| 2008 | 164 Square kilometres | +124.7% |
| 2009 | 147 Square kilometres | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 138 Square kilometres | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 197 Square kilometres | +42.8% |
| 2012 | 150 Square kilometres | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 167 Square kilometres | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 201 Square kilometres | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 239 Square kilometres | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 273 Square kilometres | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 588.9 Square kilometres | +115.7% |
| 2018 | 566.6 Square kilometres | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 875 Square kilometres | +54.4% |
| 2020 | 662 Square kilometres | -24.3% |
| 2021 | 792.8 Square kilometres | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 911.9 Square kilometres | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 2,862 Square kilometres | +213.8% |
| 2024 | 2,512 Square kilometres | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.46 Square kilometres | 3.3 Square kilometres | 164 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 339.55 Square kilometres | 138 Square kilometres | 875 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,548 Square kilometres | 662 Square kilometres | 2,862 Square kilometres | 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)
- 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 use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Burkina Faso?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Burkina Faso was 2,512 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2,862 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Burkina Faso ranks 31st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,150.0%. 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 use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata