Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 3.98 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3.98 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.02 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.09 %, in 1963.
Burkina Faso ranks 121st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.11 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.09 % | -18.2% |
| 1964 | 0.12 % | +33.3% |
| 1965 | 0.11 % | -8.3% |
| 1966 | 0.12 % | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.11 % | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.13 % | +18.2% |
| 1969 | 0.14 % | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.12 % | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 0.14 % | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.14 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.12 % | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.14 % | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.24 % | +71.4% |
| 1977 | 0.18 % | -25.0% |
| 1978 | 0.13 % | -27.8% |
| 1979 | 0.18 % | +38.5% |
| 1980 | 0.25 % | +38.9% |
| 1981 | 0.33 % | +32.0% |
| 1982 | 0.26 % | -21.2% |
| 1983 | 0.27 % | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.33 % | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 0.62 % | +87.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4 % | -35.5% |
| 1987 | 0.41 % | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5 % | +22.0% |
| 1990 | 0.41 % | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.43 % | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4 % | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.38 % | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.36 % | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.39 % | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4 % | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.41 % | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.44 % | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5 % | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.52 % | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.53 % | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.43 % | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.66 % | +53.5% |
| 2005 | 0.76 % | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.83 % | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.87 % | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.95 % | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 % | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 1.26 % | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 1.74 % | +38.1% |
| 2012 | 1.58 % | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 2.43 % | +53.8% |
| 2014 | 2.61 % | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.84 % | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 2.9 % | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.02 % | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.61 % | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 3.63 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.64 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.7 % | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 3.97 % | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 4.02 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.98 % | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1156 % | 0.09 % | 0.14 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.153 % | 0.12 % | 0.24 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.378 % | 0.25 % | 0.62 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.406 % | 0.36 % | 0.44 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.71 % | 0.43 % | 1.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 % | 1.26 % | 3.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 % | 3.64 % | 4.02 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -16.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Burkina Faso?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Burkina Faso was 3.98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 % in 1963.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Burkina Faso ranks 121st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.