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Agricultural land — Burkina Faso

Agricultural land in Burkina Faso in 2023 — 146,108 km². Ranked 57 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 62.1%.

2023 146,108 km² +0.1% vs 2022
World rank 57of 209
Period maximum 146,108 km²2023
Period minimum 90,150 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Burkina Faso, 1961–202380,000100,000120,000140,000160,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 90,150 km²1963: 90,150 km²1965: 90,200 km²1967: 90,200 km²1969: 90,200 km²1971: 90,200 km²1973: 90,200 km²1975: 90,300 km²1977: 90,350 km²1979: 90,350 km²1981: 90,450 km²1983: 90,500 km²1985: 93,067 km²1987: 95,683 km²1989: 98,250 km²1991: 100,766 km²1993: 103,283 km²1995: 105,800 km²1997: 108,316 km²1999: 110,833 km²2001: 113,409 km²2003: 115,966 km²2005: 118,813 km²2007: 121,499 km²2009: 124,316 km²2011: 127,933 km²2013: 131,649 km²2015: 134,866 km²2017: 137,782 km²2019: 141,388 km²2021: 144,108 km²2023: 146,108 km²
Change over the period: +55,958 (+62.07%) Average annual rate: 0.78 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 146,108 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Western Africa computed 2.97M km²
Low-income countries computed 6.24M km²
Agricultural land — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 146,108 +143 +0.1%
2022 145,965 +1,857 +1.29%
2021 144,108 +1,399 +0.98%
2020 142,708 +1,320 +0.93%
2019 141,388 +1,315 +0.94%
2018 140,073 +2,290 +1.66%
2017 137,782 +1,458 +1.07%
2016 136,324 +1,458 +1.08%
2015 134,866 +1,658 +1.24%
2014 133,207 +1,558 +1.18%
2013 131,649 +2,158 +1.67%
2012 129,491 +1,558 +1.22%
2011 127,933 +2,018 +1.6%
2010 125,914 +1,598 +1.29%
2009 124,316 +1,433 +1.17%
2008 122,883 +1,383 +1.14%
2007 121,499 +1,308 +1.09%
2006 120,191 +1,378 +1.16%
2005 118,813 +1,418 +1.21%
2004 117,394 +1,428 +1.23%
2003 115,966 +1,278 +1.11%
2002 114,688 +1,278 +1.13%
2001 113,409 +1,298 +1.16%
2000 112,111 +1,278 +1.15%
1999 110,833 +1,258 +1.15%
1998 109,575 +1,258 +1.16%
1997 108,316 +1,258 +1.18%
1996 107,058 +1,258 +1.19%
1995 105,800 +1,258 +1.2%
1994 104,541 +1,258 +1.22%
1993 103,283 +1,258 +1.23%
1992 102,025 +1,258 +1.25%
1991 100,766 +1,258 +1.26%
1990 99,508 +1,258 +1.28%
1989 98,250 +1,258 +1.3%
1988 96,992 +1,308 +1.37%
1987 95,683 +1,308 +1.39%
1986 94,375 +1,308 +1.41%
1985 93,067 +1,258 +1.37%
1984 91,808 +1,308 +1.45%
1983 90,500 +50 +0.06%
1982 90,450 +0 +0%
1981 90,450 +50 +0.06%
1980 90,400 +50 +0.06%
1979 90,350 +0 +0%
1978 90,350 +0 +0%
1977 90,350 +0 +0%
1976 90,350 +50 +0.06%
1975 90,300 +100 +0.11%
1974 90,200 +0 +0%
1973 90,200 +0 +0%
1972 90,200 +0 +0%
1971 90,200 +0 +0%
1970 90,200 +0 +0%
1969 90,200 +0 +0%
1968 90,200 +0 +0%
1967 90,200 +0 +0%
1966 90,200 +0 +0%
1965 90,200 +0 +0%
1964 90,200 +50 +0.06%
1963 90,150 +0 +0%
1962 90,150 +0 +0%
1961 90,150 — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 693,982 NE Niger 465,985 ML Mali 432,795 MR Mauritania 397,100 CI Côte d'Ivoire 274,993 GN Guinea 179,939 BF Burkina Faso 146,108 GH Ghana 126,037 SN Senegal 95,110 BJ Benin 47,168 SL Sierra Leone 39,490 TG Togo 38,200 LR Liberia 19,230 GW Guinea-Bissau 8,405 GM Gambia 6,340 CV Cabo Verde 790
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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