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Primary Forest — Area in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Primary Forest — Area was 0 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0 1000 ha
World rank
117th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
0 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Primary Forest — Area in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025

00.20.40.60.811990200720251990: 0 1000 ha1991: 0 1000 ha1992: 0 1000 ha1993: 0 1000 ha1994: 0 1000 ha1995: 0 1000 ha1996: 0 1000 ha1997: 0 1000 ha1998: 0 1000 ha1999: 0 1000 ha2000: 0 1000 ha2001: 0 1000 ha2002: 0 1000 ha2003: 0 1000 ha2004: 0 1000 ha2005: 0 1000 ha2006: 0 1000 ha2007: 0 1000 ha2008: 0 1000 ha2009: 0 1000 ha2010: 0 1000 ha2011: 0 1000 ha2012: 0 1000 ha2013: 0 1000 ha2014: 0 1000 ha2015: 0 1000 ha2016: 0 1000 ha2017: 0 1000 ha2018: 0 1000 ha2019: 0 1000 ha2020: 0 1000 ha2021: 0 1000 ha2022: 0 1000 ha2023: 0 1000 ha2024: 0 1000 ha2025: 0 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Burkina Faso peaked at 0 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 1990.

That places Burkina Faso 117th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 1000 ha 0 1000 ha 0 1000 ha 10
2000s 0 1000 ha 0 1000 ha 0 1000 ha 10
2010s 0 1000 ha 0 1000 ha 0 1000 ha 10
2020s 0 1000 ha 0 1000 ha 0 1000 ha 6

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  6. 117 Antigua and Barbuda 0 1000 ha compare
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  8. 117 Bahamas 0 1000 ha compare
  9. 117 Bahrain 0 1000 ha compare
  10. 117 Barbados 0 1000 ha compare
  11. 117 Belgium 0 1000 ha compare
  12. 117 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 1000 ha compare
  13. 117 Cabo Verde 0 1000 ha compare
  14. 117 Comoros 0 1000 ha compare
  15. 117 Cuba 0 1000 ha compare
  16. 117 Egypt 0 1000 ha compare
  17. 117 Eritrea 0 1000 ha compare
  18. 117 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 1000 ha compare
  19. 117 Faroe Islands 0 1000 ha compare
  20. 117 Fiji 0 1000 ha compare
  21. 117 Germany 0 1000 ha compare
  22. 117 Gibraltar 0 1000 ha compare
  23. 117 Greenland 0 1000 ha compare
  24. 117 Guam 0 1000 ha compare
  25. 117 Holy See 0 1000 ha compare
  26. 117 Hungary 0 1000 ha compare
  27. 117 Ireland 0 1000 ha compare
  28. 117 Israel 0 1000 ha compare
  29. 117 Kuwait 0 1000 ha compare
  30. 117 Libya 0 1000 ha compare
  31. 117 Luxembourg 0 1000 ha compare
  32. 117 Mali 0 1000 ha compare
  33. 117 Malta 0 1000 ha compare
  34. 117 Mauritania 0 1000 ha compare
  35. 117 Monaco 0 1000 ha compare
  36. 117 Morocco 0 1000 ha compare
  37. 117 Namibia 0 1000 ha compare
  38. 117 Naoero 0 1000 ha compare
  39. 117 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 1000 ha compare
  40. 117 Oman 0 1000 ha compare
  41. 117 Puerto Rico 0 1000 ha compare
  42. 117 Qatar 0 1000 ha compare
  43. 117 Saint Lucia 0 1000 ha compare
  44. 117 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 1000 ha compare
  45. 117 San Marino 0 1000 ha compare
  46. 117 Syrian Arab Republic 0 1000 ha compare
  47. 117 Thailand 0 1000 ha compare
  48. 117 Togo 0 1000 ha compare
  49. 117 Tokelau 0 1000 ha compare
  50. 117 Tunisia 0 1000 ha compare
  51. 117 Türkiye 0 1000 ha compare
  52. 117 Tuvalu 0 1000 ha compare
  53. 117 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 1000 ha compare
  54. 117 United States Virgin Islands 0 1000 ha compare
  55. 117 Western Sahara 0 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary forest — area in Burkina Faso?
Primary forest — area in Burkina Faso was 0 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 1990.
How does Burkina Faso rank for primary forest — area?
Burkina Faso ranks 117th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.