Land use hidden — Other areas in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land use hidden — Other areas was 66,828 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — other areas in Burkina Faso stood at 66,828 Square kilometres.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Burkina Faso peaked at 183,450 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 66,471 Square kilometres, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 60th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 183,450 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 183,450 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 183,450 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 183,400 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 183,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 183,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 183,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 183,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 183,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 183,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 183,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 183,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 183,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 183,400 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 183,300 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 183,250 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 183,250 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 183,250 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 183,250 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 183,200 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 183,150 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 183,150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 183,100 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 181,792 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 180,533 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 179,225 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 177,917 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 176,608 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 175,350 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 96,926 Square kilometres | -44.7% |
| 1991 | 96,168 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 95,410 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 94,651 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 93,893 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 93,135 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 92,377 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 91,618 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 90,860 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 90,102 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 89,324 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 88,526 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 87,747 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 86,969 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 86,041 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 85,122 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 84,244 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 83,436 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 82,552 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 81,619 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 80,521 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 79,003 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 77,945 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 76,286 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 75,228 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 74,070 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 73,112 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 72,154 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 70,363 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 69,548 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 68,728 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 67,828 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 66,471 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 66,828 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 66,828 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 34,797 Square kilometres, 1.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 66,828 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,825 Square kilometres, 2.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -44.7% | 175,350 Square kilometres | 96,926 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 183,417 Square kilometres | 183,400 Square kilometres | 183,450 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 183,330 Square kilometres | 183,250 Square kilometres | 183,400 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 180,402 Square kilometres | 175,350 Square kilometres | 183,200 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 93,514 Square kilometres | 90,102 Square kilometres | 96,926 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 85,558 Square kilometres | 81,619 Square kilometres | 89,324 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,823 Square kilometres | 69,548 Square kilometres | 80,521 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,464 Square kilometres | 66,471 Square kilometres | 68,728 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)
- 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 — other areas in Burkina Faso?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Burkina Faso was 66,828 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 183,450 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,471 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 — Other areas. 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