Burkina Faso vs Yemen: Agricultural land per capita
Burkina Faso
0.6345 hectares per capita
in 2023
Yemen
0.5954 hectares per capita
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
73rd
Yemen rank
75th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Yemen
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.6345 hectares per capita against 0.5954 hectares per capita in Yemen, a difference of 0.0391 hectares per capita.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Yemen ranks 75th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.75 hectares per capita | 3.77 hectares per capita | 2.02 hectares per capita | Yemen |
| 1970s | 1.48 hectares per capita | 2.93 hectares per capita | 1.45 hectares per capita | Yemen |
| 1980s | 1.18 hectares per capita | 2.1 hectares per capita | 0.9125 hectares per capita | Yemen |
| 1990s | 1.02 hectares per capita | 1.45 hectares per capita | 0.43 hectares per capita | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.8629 hectares per capita | 1.05 hectares per capita | 0.1889 hectares per capita | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.7251 hectares per capita | 0.7681 hectares per capita | 0.043 hectares per capita | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.6507 hectares per capita | 0.6223 hectares per capita | 0.0283 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 Yemen?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.6345 hectares per capita against 0.5954 hectares per capita in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Burkina Faso and Yemen?
- 0.0391 hectares per capita, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Yemen ranks 75th 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.