Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Cropland area
Afghanistan
8.12 million hectares
in 2023
Burkina Faso
8.61 million hectares
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
42nd
Burkina Faso rank
39th
Cropland area over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 8.61 million hectares against 8.12 million hectares in Afghanistan, a difference of 494,790 hectares.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 42nd and Burkina Faso ranks 39th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.90 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 4.88 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 8.04 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | 5.02 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 8.05 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | 4.73 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.88 million hectares | 4.52 million hectares | 3.36 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 7.88 million hectares | 5.81 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7.93 million hectares | 7.39 million hectares | 545,330 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8.07 million hectares | 8.47 million hectares | 404,968 hectares | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland area, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 8.61 million hectares against 8.12 million hectares in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland area between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 494,790 hectares, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for cropland area?
- Afghanistan ranks 42nd and Burkina Faso ranks 39th of 224 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 Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.