Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 31.19 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Burkina Faso is 31.19 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Burkina Faso peaked at 36.68 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 31.19 %, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 52nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.68 % | — |
| 1962 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 36.68 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36.38 % | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 36.18 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 35.99 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 35.58 % | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 35.08 % | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 34.25 % | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 33.86 % | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 33.4 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 33.19 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 32.88 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.78 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.69 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.52 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 32.44 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 32.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 32.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 32.23 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.21 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.18 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 32.12 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 32.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.06 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 32.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 31.79 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 31.52 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 31.48 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 31.31 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 31.19 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 31.19 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.19 % | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 31.19 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.48 %, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 31.19 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.74 %, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.68 % | 36.68 % | 36.68 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.68 % | 36.68 % | 36.68 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.68 % | 36.68 % | 36.68 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.26 % | 35.08 % | 36.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.04 % | 32.34 % | 34.25 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.06 % | 31.52 % | 32.32 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.27 % | 31.19 % | 31.48 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 49 Angola 32.37 % compare
- 50 Colombia 31.66 % compare
- 51 North Macedonia 31.48 % compare
- 53 Tunisia 30.61 % compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 30.48 % compare
- 55 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 30.33 % 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 permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Burkina Faso?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Burkina Faso was 31.19 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 36.68 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.19 % in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in 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.