Algeria vs Burkina Faso: Cropland extent over the long-term
Algeria
8.50 million hectares
in 2025
Burkina Faso
8.98 million hectares
in 2025
Algeria rank
38th
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Cropland extent over the long-term over time
- Algeria
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 8.98 million hectares against 8.50 million hectares in Algeria, a difference of 479,180 hectares.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 38th and Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 29 and Burkina Faso in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.02 million hectares | 456,843 hectares | 567,807 hectares | Algeria |
| 1100s | 999,034 hectares | 518,484 hectares | 480,550 hectares | Algeria |
| 1200s | 973,417 hectares | 588,439 hectares | 384,978 hectares | Algeria |
| 1300s | 863,268 hectares | 667,830 hectares | 195,438 hectares | Algeria |
| 1400s | 753,118 hectares | 757,926 hectares | 4,808 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 768,487 hectares | 860,173 hectares | 91,686 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 1.15 million hectares | 976,207 hectares | 176,523 hectares | Algeria |
| 1700s | 896,569 hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 211,321 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 936,658 hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 175,092 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 976,748 hectares | 1.12 million hectares | 145,432 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 1.02 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 116,340 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 1.06 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 87,850 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 1.10 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 60,040 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 1.14 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 32,980 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 1.18 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 6,770 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 18,510 hectares | Algeria |
| 1790s | 1.26 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 42,720 hectares | Algeria |
| 1800s | 1.30 million hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 65,710 hectares | Algeria |
| 1810s | 1.34 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 87,290 hectares | Algeria |
| 1820s | 1.38 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 107,250 hectares | Algeria |
| 1830s | 1.40 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 110,720 hectares | Algeria |
| 1840s | 1.43 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 111,940 hectares | Algeria |
| 1850s | 1.49 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 245,840 hectares | Algeria |
| 1860s | 1.65 million hectares | 1.27 million hectares | 381,970 hectares | Algeria |
| 1870s | 1.83 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 535,590 hectares | Algeria |
| 1880s | 2.03 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 682,230 hectares | Algeria |
| 1890s | 2.25 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 849,210 hectares | Algeria |
| 1900s | 2.49 million hectares | 1.47 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1910s | 2.94 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1920s | 3.14 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1930s | 3.48 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1940s | 4.17 million hectares | 2.28 million hectares | 1.89 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1950s | 5.57 million hectares | 2.81 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1960s | 6.83 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1970s | 7.30 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | 4.27 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1980s | 7.53 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | 4.21 million hectares | Algeria |
| 1990s | 8.03 million hectares | 4.52 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | Algeria |
| 2000s | 8.33 million hectares | 5.81 million hectares | 2.51 million hectares | Algeria |
| 2010s | 8.46 million hectares | 7.39 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | Algeria |
| 2020s | 8.51 million hectares | 8.63 million hectares | 123,563 hectares | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Algeria or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 8.98 million hectares against 8.50 million hectares in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Algeria and Burkina Faso?
- 479,180 hectares, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Burkina Faso rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Algeria ranks 38th and Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cropland area for each separate country over time.