Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 58,729 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Burkina Faso is 58,729 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Burkina Faso peaked at 77,026 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 58,729 Square kilometres, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77,026 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 76,472 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 75,917 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 75,363 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 74,808 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 74,254 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 73,700 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 73,145 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 72,591 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 72,036 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 71,482 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 70,928 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 70,373 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 69,819 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 69,264 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 68,710 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 68,156 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 67,601 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 67,047 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 66,492 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 65,938 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 65,383 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 64,829 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 64,274 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 63,720 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 63,165 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 62,610 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 62,057 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 61,502 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 60,948 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 60,393 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 59,839 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 59,284 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 58,729 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 58,729 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 22,493 Square kilometres, 2.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 58,729 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,417 Square kilometres, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,531 Square kilometres | 72,036 Square kilometres | 77,026 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,987 Square kilometres | 66,492 Square kilometres | 71,482 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,443 Square kilometres | 60,948 Square kilometres | 65,938 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,561 Square kilometres | 58,729 Square kilometres | 60,393 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Burkina Faso?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Burkina Faso was 58,729 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 77,026 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,729 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Burkina Faso ranks 61st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Naturally regenerating forest. 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