Burkina Faso vs Cambodia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Burkina Faso
11.0%
in 2023
Cambodia
10.8%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Cambodia rank
18th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 11.0% against 10.8% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Cambodia ranks 18th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Cambodia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | -29.5% | 29.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 23.6% | 20.4% | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 47.6% | 34.8% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 13.6% | 1.2% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 9.1% | 4.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.0% | 0.5% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Burkina Faso or Cambodia?
- Burkina Faso, at 11.0% against 10.8% in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Burkina Faso and Cambodia?
- 0.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cambodia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cambodia rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Cambodia ranks 18th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.