Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0119 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0119 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
88th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0566 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0119 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0119 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — total area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0566 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 88th of 181 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 — Total area, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0566 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0557 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0541 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0532 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0515 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0506 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0497 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0489 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0472 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0455 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0446 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0437 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0427 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0416 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0405 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0395 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0384 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0363 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0343 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0324 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0307 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0278 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0264 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0251 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0244 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0216 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0203 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0146 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0119 Square kilometres per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0163 Square kilometres per person, 73% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0119 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0168 Square kilometres per person, 71% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0532 Square kilometres per person | 0.0497 Square kilometres per person | 0.0566 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0449 Square kilometres per person | 0.0405 Square kilometres per person | 0.0489 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0349 Square kilometres per person | 0.0307 Square kilometres per person | 0.0395 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0268 Square kilometres per person | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0201 Square kilometres per person | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | 0.023 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0149 Square kilometres per person | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 85 Myanmar 0.0125 Square kilometres per person compare
- 86 French Polynesia 0.0123 Square kilometres per person compare
- 87 Albania 0.0119 Square kilometres per person compare
- 89 Morocco 0.0118 Square kilometres per person compare
- 90 Dominica 0.0113 Square kilometres per person compare
- 91 Senegal 0.0109 Square kilometres per person compare
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 — total area, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0119 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0566 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 88th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.