What is the difference in land area between Burkina Faso and Italy?

22,120 sq. km, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Italy?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Italy: Land area

Burkina Faso

273,600 sq. km

in 2023

Italy

295,720 sq. km

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

74th

Italy rank

73rd

Land area over time

Burkina Faso
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 295,720 sq. km against 273,600 sq. km in Burkina Faso, a difference of 22,120 sq. km.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 74th and Italy ranks 73rd of 216 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	273,600 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	20,510 sq. km	Italy
1970s	273,600 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	20,510 sq. km	Italy
1980s	273,600 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	20,510 sq. km	Italy
1990s	273,600 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	20,510 sq. km	Italy
2000s	273,600 sq. km	295,718 sq. km	22,118 sq. km	Italy
2010s	273,600 sq. km	295,718 sq. km	22,118 sq. km	Italy
2020s	273,600 sq. km	295,718 sq. km	22,118 sq. km	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Burkina Faso or Italy?: Italy, at 295,720 sq. km against 273,600 sq. km in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Burkina Faso and Italy?: 22,120 sq. km, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Italy?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Italy rank globally for land area?: Burkina Faso ranks 74th and Italy ranks 73rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.