Burkina Faso vs IDA total: Arable land
Arable land over time
- Burkina Faso
- IDA total
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.3434 hectares per person against 0.1589 hectares per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.1845 hectares per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.2 times IDA total's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 27th and IDA total ranks 26th 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 total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5819 hectares per person | 0.4343 hectares per person | 0.1476 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.4913 hectares per person | 0.3488 hectares per person | 0.1425 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.413 hectares per person | 0.2799 hectares per person | 0.1331 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.4316 hectares per person | 0.2301 hectares per person | 0.2016 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.4156 hectares per person | 0.1942 hectares per person | 0.2214 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.3767 hectares per person | 0.1801 hectares per person | 0.1966 hectares per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.3512 hectares per person | 0.1632 hectares per person | 0.1881 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 total?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.3434 hectares per person against 0.1589 hectares per person in IDA total as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Burkina Faso and IDA total?
- 0.1845 hectares per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and IDA total?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and IDA total rank globally for arable land?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th and IDA total ranks 26th 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.