Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Global cropland

Burkina Faso
5.48 million
in 2010
Kenya
5.67 million
in 2010
Burkina Faso rank
42nd
Kenya rank
41st

Global cropland over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Kenya
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M178018952010

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5.67 million against 5.48 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 188,290.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 41st of 178 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Kenya Difference Ahead
1780s 766,405 826,163 59,758 Kenya
1790s 772,962 870,902 97,940 Kenya
1800s 779,725 918,629 138,904 Kenya
1810s 786,548 968,385 181,837 Kenya
1820s 797,382 1.04 million 239,418 Kenya
1830s 808,876 1.11 million 302,084 Kenya
1840s 820,642 1.19 million 370,028 Kenya
1850s 832,892 1.28 million 443,168 Kenya
1860s 845,412 1.37 million 521,498 Kenya
1870s 867,930 1.47 million 600,700 Kenya
1880s 891,299 1.58 million 685,841 Kenya
1890s 915,657 1.69 million 777,403 Kenya
1900s 939,467 1.82 million 878,033 Kenya
1910s 964,644 1.95 million 984,866 Kenya
1920s 1.15 million 2.13 million 985,660 Kenya
1930s 1.35 million 2.30 million 945,820 Kenya
1940s 1.59 million 2.36 million 768,470 Kenya
1950s 1.86 million 2.53 million 665,070 Kenya
1960s 2.17 million 3.36 million 1.20 million Kenya
1970s 2.17 million 3.33 million 1.16 million Kenya
1980s 2.67 million 3.55 million 883,020 Kenya
1990s 3.39 million 4.39 million 1.00 million Kenya
2000s 4.43 million 5.03 million 600,300 Kenya
2010s 5.48 million 5.67 million 188,290 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global cropland, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
Kenya, at 5.67 million against 5.48 million in Burkina Faso as of 2010.
What is the difference in global cropland between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
188,290, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for global cropland?
Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Kenya ranks 41st of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Global cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Global cropland
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed