How does Burkina Faso rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?

Burkina Faso ranks 61st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.

Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso

Name: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

61st

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

All-time low

0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Burkina Faso 61st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1965	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1967	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1979	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1981	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1986	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1994	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1999	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2004	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2005	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2008	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2011	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2012	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2013	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2015	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2016	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2017	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2461 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.269 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

58 Ghana 0.2279 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
59 Niger 0.2272 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
60 Costa Rica 0.2248 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
62 Liechtenstein 0.215 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
63 Jamaica 0.2114 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
64 Brazil 0.2074 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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)

All data for Burkina Faso →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?: Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2193 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Burkina Faso rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?: Burkina Faso ranks 61st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 167 places, 9,813 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.