Temporary crops — Area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Temporary crops — Area was 6,705 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Burkina Faso, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 6,705 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Burkina Faso peaked at 6,705 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,082 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places Burkina Faso 35th out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,537 1000 ha | 4,082 1000 ha | 5,415 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,970 1000 ha | 5,516 1000 ha | 6,425 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,599 1000 ha | 6,432 1000 ha | 6,705 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 54.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 60 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,533 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 680.72 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,907 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Burkina Faso?
- Temporary crops — area in Burkina Faso was 6,705 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6,705 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,082 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for temporary crops — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 35th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary crops — 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.