Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Burkina Faso

Arable land per capita in Burkina Faso in 2023 — 0.3434 ha/person. Ranked 27 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 44.5%.

2023 0.3434 ha/person −2.24% vs 2022
World rank 27of 206
Period maximum 0.6188 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.3434 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Burkina Faso, 1961–20230.30.40.50.60.719611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.6188 ha/person1963: 0.6008 ha/person1965: 0.5822 ha/person1967: 0.5632 ha/person1969: 0.5442 ha/person1971: 0.5256 ha/person1973: 0.5074 ha/person1975: 0.488 ha/person1977: 0.4667 ha/person1979: 0.4435 ha/person1981: 0.4202 ha/person1983: 0.3973 ha/person1985: 0.4065 ha/person1987: 0.4142 ha/person1989: 0.4209 ha/person1991: 0.4265 ha/person1993: 0.4314 ha/person1995: 0.4342 ha/person1997: 0.4355 ha/person1999: 0.4331 ha/person2001: 0.4282 ha/person2003: 0.4217 ha/person2005: 0.414 ha/person2007: 0.4063 ha/person2009: 0.3992 ha/person2011: 0.3915 ha/person2013: 0.3829 ha/person2015: 0.3742 ha/person2017: 0.3658 ha/person2019: 0.3592 ha/person2021: 0.3538 ha/person2023: 0.3434 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.2754 (−44.5%) Average annual rate: -0.95 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Burkina Faso 0.3434 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Western Africa computed 0.2242 ha/person
Low-income countries computed 0.19 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.3434 −0.0079 −2.24%
2022 0.3513 −0.0025 −0.7%
2021 0.3538 −0.0026 −0.74%
2020 0.3564 −0.0028 −0.77%
2019 0.3592 −0.003 −0.84%
2018 0.3623 −0.0036 −0.98%
2017 0.3658 −0.0041 −1.1%
2016 0.3699 −0.0043 −1.14%
2015 0.3742 −0.0043 −1.15%
2014 0.3785 −0.0043 −1.13%
2013 0.3829 −0.0043 −1.12%
2012 0.3872 −0.0043 −1.1%
2011 0.3915 −0.004 −1%
2010 0.3955 −0.0037 −0.93%
2009 0.3992 −0.0036 −0.89%
2008 0.4028 −0.0035 −0.87%
2007 0.4063 −0.0038 −0.92%
2006 0.4101 −0.004 −0.96%
2005 0.414 −0.0039 −0.94%
2004 0.4179 −0.0037 −0.89%
2003 0.4217 −0.0034 −0.81%
2002 0.4251 −0.0031 −0.73%
2001 0.4282 −0.0027 −0.63%
2000 0.4309 −0.0022 −0.5%
1999 0.4331 −0.0017 −0.39%
1998 0.4348 −0.0007 −0.16%
1997 0.4355 +0.0004 +0.1%
1996 0.435 +0.0008 +0.19%
1995 0.4342 +0.0012 +0.27%
1994 0.4331 +0.0017 +0.39%
1993 0.4314 +0.0022 +0.51%
1992 0.4292 +0.0027 +0.63%
1991 0.4265 +0.0028 +0.66%
1990 0.4237 +0.0028 +0.66%
1989 0.4209 +0.0032 +0.76%
1988 0.4177 +0.0035 +0.85%
1987 0.4142 +0.0038 +0.93%
1986 0.4104 +0.004 +0.98%
1985 0.4065 +0.0043 +1.06%
1984 0.4022 +0.0049 +1.23%
1983 0.3973 −0.0114 −2.79%
1982 0.4087 −0.0114 −2.72%
1981 0.4202 −0.0116 −2.69%
1980 0.4318 −0.0117 −2.65%
1979 0.4435 −0.0116 −2.56%
1978 0.4552 −0.0115 −2.46%
1977 0.4667 −0.011 −2.3%
1976 0.4777 −0.0103 −2.12%
1975 0.488 −0.0099 −2%
1974 0.4979 −0.0095 −1.88%
1973 0.5074 −0.0091 −1.77%
1972 0.5166 −0.009 −1.71%
1971 0.5256 −0.0092 −1.71%
1970 0.5347 −0.0094 −1.73%
1969 0.5442 −0.0095 −1.71%
1968 0.5536 −0.0096 −1.7%
1967 0.5632 −0.0095 −1.66%
1966 0.5727 −0.0095 −1.62%
1965 0.5822 −0.0094 −1.59%
1964 0.5916 −0.0092 −1.53%
1963 0.6008 −0.009 −1.48%
1962 0.6098 −0.009 −1.45%
1961 0.6188

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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