Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 3,234 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Burkina Faso is 3,234 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Burkina Faso peaked at 8,288 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,234 1000 ha, in 2025.
Burkina Faso ranks 89th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,288 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,096 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 7,904 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 7,712 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 7,520 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 7,327 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 7,135 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 6,943 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 6,751 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 6,559 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 6,366 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 6,232 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 6,098 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 5,964 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5,830 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 5,696 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5,562 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 5,428 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 5,294 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 5,160 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 5,026 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 4,907 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4,787 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 4,668 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 4,548 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4,429 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 4,309 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 4,190 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 4,070 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3,951 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 3,831 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3,712 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3,592 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 3,473 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 3,353 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 3,234 1000 ha | -3.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 3,234 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,412 1000 ha, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 3,234 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,761 1000 ha, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,423 1000 ha | 6,559 1000 ha | 8,288 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,763 1000 ha | 5,160 1000 ha | 6,366 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,488 1000 ha | 3,951 1000 ha | 5,026 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,532 1000 ha | 3,234 1000 ha | 3,831 1000 ha | 6 |
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Burkina Faso?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Burkina Faso was 3,234 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8,288 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,234 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 89th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.