Burkina Faso vs IDA blend: Arable land
Arable land over time
- Burkina Faso
- IDA blend
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.3434 hectares per person against 0.1419 hectares per person in IDA blend, a difference of 0.2015 hectares per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.4 times IDA blend's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 27th and IDA blend ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5819 hectares per person | 0.5165 hectares per person | 0.0653 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.4913 hectares per person | 0.4096 hectares per person | 0.0818 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.413 hectares per person | 0.3169 hectares per person | 0.0961 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.4316 hectares per person | 0.2499 hectares per person | 0.1817 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.4156 hectares per person | 0.2038 hectares per person | 0.2118 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.3767 hectares per person | 0.1648 hectares per person | 0.2119 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.3512 hectares per person | 0.1459 hectares per person | 0.2053 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Burkina Faso or IDA blend?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.3434 hectares per person against 0.1419 hectares per person in IDA blend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Burkina Faso and IDA blend?
- 0.2015 hectares per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and IDA blend?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and IDA blend rank globally for arable land?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th and IDA blend ranks 30th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.