Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 60,000 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
60,000 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 180 countries
All-time high
60,000 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
60,000 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 60,000 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Burkina Faso peaked at 60,000 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 60,000 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 55th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60,000 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 60,000 Square kilometres is above the median for low income countries, which is 56,575 Square kilometres, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 60,000 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,000 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 Square kilometres | 60,000 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 — permanent meadows and pastures in Burkina Faso?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Burkina Faso was 60,000 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 60,000 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,000 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. 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