Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Agricultural land per capita
Burkina Faso
0.6345 hectares per capita
in 2023
Tanzania
0.5933 hectares per capita
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
73rd
Tanzania rank
76th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tanzania
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.6345 hectares per capita against 0.5933 hectares per capita in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0412 hectares per capita.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Tanzania ranks 76th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.75 hectares per capita | 2.34 hectares per capita | 0.5865 hectares per capita | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1.48 hectares per capita | 1.84 hectares per capita | 0.3649 hectares per capita | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.18 hectares per capita | 1.42 hectares per capita | 0.2384 hectares per capita | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1.02 hectares per capita | 1.11 hectares per capita | 0.0838 hectares per capita | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.8629 hectares per capita | 0.9135 hectares per capita | 0.0507 hectares per capita | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.7251 hectares per capita | 0.7484 hectares per capita | 0.0234 hectares per capita | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.6507 hectares per capita | 0.6203 hectares per capita | 0.0304 hectares per capita | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Burkina Faso or Tanzania?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.6345 hectares per capita against 0.5933 hectares per capita in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 0.0412 hectares per capita, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Tanzania ranks 76th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.