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Land area — Burkina Faso

Land area in Burkina Faso in 2023 — 273,600 km². Ranked 74 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 273,600 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 74of 215
Period maximum 273,600 km²1961
Period minimum 273,600 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Burkina Faso, 1961–2023240,000260,000280,000300,000320,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 273,600 km²1963: 273,600 km²1965: 273,600 km²1967: 273,600 km²1969: 273,600 km²1971: 273,600 km²1973: 273,600 km²1975: 273,600 km²1977: 273,600 km²1979: 273,600 km²1981: 273,600 km²1983: 273,600 km²1985: 273,600 km²1987: 273,600 km²1989: 273,600 km²1991: 273,600 km²1993: 273,600 km²1995: 273,600 km²1997: 273,600 km²1999: 273,600 km²2001: 273,600 km²2003: 273,600 km²2005: 273,600 km²2007: 273,600 km²2009: 273,600 km²2011: 273,600 km²2013: 273,600 km²2015: 273,600 km²2017: 273,600 km²2019: 273,600 km²2021: 273,600 km²2023: 273,600 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Burkina Faso 273,600 km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Western Africa computed 6.06M km²
Low-income countries computed 14.77M km²
Land area — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 273,600 +0 +0%
2022 273,600 +0 +0%
2021 273,600 +0 +0%
2020 273,600 +0 +0%
2019 273,600 +0 +0%
2018 273,600 +0 +0%
2017 273,600 +0 +0%
2016 273,600 +0 +0%
2015 273,600 +0 +0%
2014 273,600 +0 +0%
2013 273,600 +0 +0%
2012 273,600 +0 +0%
2011 273,600 +0 +0%
2010 273,600 +0 +0%
2009 273,600 +0 +0%
2008 273,600 +0 +0%
2007 273,600 +0 +0%
2006 273,600 +0 +0%
2005 273,600 +0 +0%
2004 273,600 +0 +0%
2003 273,600 +0 +0%
2002 273,600 +0 +0%
2001 273,600 +0 +0%
2000 273,600 +0 +0%
1999 273,600 +0 +0%
1998 273,600 +0 +0%
1997 273,600 +0 +0%
1996 273,600 +0 +0%
1995 273,600 +0 +0%
1994 273,600 +0 +0%
1993 273,600 +0 +0%
1992 273,600 +0 +0%
1991 273,600 +0 +0%
1990 273,600 +0 +0%
1989 273,600 +0 +0%
1988 273,600 +0 +0%
1987 273,600 +0 +0%
1986 273,600 +0 +0%
1985 273,600 +0 +0%
1984 273,600 +0 +0%
1983 273,600 +0 +0%
1982 273,600 +0 +0%
1981 273,600 +0 +0%
1980 273,600 +0 +0%
1979 273,600 +0 +0%
1978 273,600 +0 +0%
1977 273,600 +0 +0%
1976 273,600 +0 +0%
1975 273,600 +0 +0%
1974 273,600 +0 +0%
1973 273,600 +0 +0%
1972 273,600 +0 +0%
1971 273,600 +0 +0%
1970 273,600 +0 +0%
1969 273,600 +0 +0%
1968 273,600 +0 +0%
1967 273,600 +0 +0%
1966 273,600 +0 +0%
1965 273,600 +0 +0%
1964 273,600 +0 +0%
1963 273,600 +0 +0%
1962 273,600 +0 +0%
1961 273,600 — —

Western Africa, 2023

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

NE Niger 1.27M ML Mali 1.22M MR Mauritania 1.03M NG Nigeria 910,770 CI Côte d'Ivoire 318,000 BF Burkina Faso 273,600 GN Guinea 245,720 GH Ghana 227,533 SN Senegal 192,530 BJ Benin 112,760 LR Liberia 96,320 SL Sierra Leone 72,180 TG Togo 54,390 GW Guinea-Bissau 28,120 GM Gambia 10,120 CV Cabo Verde 4,030
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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