Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan was 16.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 16.3% for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2025.
Burkina Faso ranks 79th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.5% | — |
| 2000 | 17.8% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 16.9% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.3% | 16.6% | 2 |
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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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.2778 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan in Burkina Faso was 16.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan?
- Burkina Faso ranks 79th out of 105 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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