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Arable land share — Burkina Faso

Arable land share in Burkina Faso in 2023 — 28.9%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 17.94 pp.

2023 28.9% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 32of 206
Period maximum 28.9%2022
Period minimum 10.96%1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Burkina Faso, 1961–2023101520253019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 10.96%1963: 10.96%1965: 10.96%1967: 10.96%1969: 10.96%1971: 10.96%1973: 10.96%1975: 10.96%1977: 10.96%1979: 10.96%1981: 10.96%1983: 10.96%1985: 11.88%1987: 12.8%1989: 13.72%1991: 14.64%1993: 15.56%1995: 16.48%1997: 17.4%1999: 18.32%2001: 19.24%2003: 20.16%2005: 21.08%2007: 22%2009: 22.92%2011: 23.84%2013: 24.76%2015: 25.68%2017: 26.6%2019: 27.52%2021: 28.44%2023: 28.9%
Change over the period: +17.94 pp Annual average: 0.29 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Burkina Faso 28.9%
World 10.67%
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.03%
Western Africa computed 16.46%
Low-income countries computed 9.61%
Arable land share — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 28.9 +0 pp
2022 28.9 +0.46 pp
2021 28.44 +0.46 pp
2020 27.98 +0.46 pp
2019 27.52 +0.46 pp
2018 27.06 +0.46 pp
2017 26.6 +0.46 pp
2016 26.14 +0.46 pp
2015 25.68 +0.46 pp
2014 25.22 +0.46 pp
2013 24.76 +0.46 pp
2012 24.3 +0.46 pp
2011 23.84 +0.46 pp
2010 23.38 +0.46 pp
2009 22.92 +0.46 pp
2008 22.46 +0.46 pp
2007 22 +0.46 pp
2006 21.54 +0.46 pp
2005 21.08 +0.46 pp
2004 20.62 +0.46 pp
2003 20.16 +0.46 pp
2002 19.7 +0.46 pp
2001 19.24 +0.46 pp
2000 18.78 +0.46 pp
1999 18.32 +0.46 pp
1998 17.86 +0.46 pp
1997 17.4 +0.46 pp
1996 16.94 +0.46 pp
1995 16.48 +0.46 pp
1994 16.02 +0.46 pp
1993 15.56 +0.46 pp
1992 15.1 +0.46 pp
1991 14.64 +0.46 pp
1990 14.18 +0.46 pp
1989 13.72 +0.46 pp
1988 13.26 +0.46 pp
1987 12.8 +0.46 pp
1986 12.34 +0.46 pp
1985 11.88 +0.46 pp
1984 11.42 +0.46 pp
1983 10.96 +0 pp
1982 10.96 +0 pp
1981 10.96 +0 pp
1980 10.96 +0 pp
1979 10.96 +0 pp
1978 10.96 +0 pp
1977 10.96 +0 pp
1976 10.96 +0 pp
1975 10.96 +0 pp
1974 10.96 +0 pp
1973 10.96 +0 pp
1972 10.96 +0 pp
1971 10.96 +0 pp
1970 10.96 +0 pp
1969 10.96 +0 pp
1968 10.96 +0 pp
1967 10.96 +0 pp
1966 10.96 +0 pp
1965 10.96 +0 pp
1964 10.96 +0 pp
1963 10.96 +0 pp
1962 10.96 +0 pp
1961 10.96 —

Western Africa, 2023

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

TG Togo 48.72 GM Gambia 43.48 NG Nigeria 40.48 BJ Benin 31.45 BF Burkina Faso 28.9 GN Guinea 24.42 SL Sierra Leone 21.95 GH Ghana 20.7 SN Senegal 19.89 CI Côte d'Ivoire 15.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 14.07 NE Niger 13.97 CV Cabo Verde 12.41 ML Mali 6.84 LR Liberia 5.19 MR Mauritania 0.44
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About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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

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