Land use hidden — Cropland in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land use hidden — Cropland was 86,108 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland in Burkina Faso stood at 86,108 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Burkina Faso peaked at 86,108 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30,150 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,183 Square kilometres | 30,150 Square kilometres | 30,200 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,270 Square kilometres | 30,200 Square kilometres | 30,350 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,197 Square kilometres | 30,400 Square kilometres | 38,250 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,171 Square kilometres | 39,508 Square kilometres | 50,833 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,127 Square kilometres | 52,111 Square kilometres | 64,316 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,863 Square kilometres | 65,914 Square kilometres | 81,388 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,722 Square kilometres | 82,708 Square kilometres | 86,108 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -16.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3027 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4048 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland in Burkina Faso?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Burkina Faso was 86,108 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 86,108 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,150 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 hidden — Cropland. 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: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata