Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 0.11 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.11 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.18 %
in 1999
All-time low
0.11 %
in 2024
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025

00.050.10.150.21990200720251990: 0.13 %1991: 0.13 %1992: 0.14 %1993: 0.14 %1994: 0.15 %1995: 0.15 %1996: 0.16 %1997: 0.16 %1998: 0.17 %1999: 0.18 %2000: 0.18 %2001: 0.18 %2002: 0.18 %2003: 0.18 %2004: 0.18 %2005: 0.18 %2006: 0.18 %2007: 0.18 %2008: 0.18 %2009: 0.18 %2010: 0.18 %2011: 0.17 %2012: 0.17 %2013: 0.17 %2014: 0.16 %2015: 0.16 %2016: 0.16 %2017: 0.15 %2018: 0.15 %2019: 0.14 %2020: 0.14 %2021: 0.13 %2022: 0.13 %2023: 0.12 %2024: 0.11 %2025: 0.11 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Burkina Faso stood at 0.11 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.18 % in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.11 %, in 2024.

Burkina Faso ranks 182nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.151 % 0.13 % 0.18 % 10
2000s 0.18 % 0.18 % 0.18 % 10
2010s 0.161 % 0.14 % 0.18 % 10
2020s 0.1233 % 0.11 % 0.14 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is planted forest — share in forest land in Burkina Faso?
Planted forest — share in forest land in Burkina Faso was 0.11 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.18 % in 1999.
What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.11 % in 2024.
How does Burkina Faso rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
Burkina Faso ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. 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 Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.