Other land — Area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Other land — Area was 6,882 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Burkina Faso is 6,882 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Burkina Faso peaked at 6,910 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5,088 1000 ha, in 1990.
Burkina Faso ranks 66th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,499 1000 ha | 5,088 1000 ha | 6,114 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,737 1000 ha | 6,400 1000 ha | 6,910 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,713 1000 ha | 6,578 1000 ha | 6,890 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,718 1000 ha | 6,641 1000 ha | 6,882 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 54.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 60 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,533 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 680.72 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,907 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Burkina Faso?
- Other land — area in Burkina Faso was 6,882 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6,910 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,088 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for other land — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 66th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — 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.