Burkina Faso vs France: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
15.41 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
France
16.39 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
30th
France rank
27th

Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 16.39 hectares per square kilometre against 15.41 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.98 hectares per square kilometre.

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

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

Burkina Faso ranks 30th and France ranks 27th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso France Difference Ahead
1960s 7.18 hectares per square kilometre 17.21 hectares per square kilometre 10.04 hectares per square kilometre France
1970s 7.49 hectares per square kilometre 17.94 hectares per square kilometre 10.45 hectares per square kilometre France
1980s 8.58 hectares per square kilometre 17.73 hectares per square kilometre 9.15 hectares per square kilometre France
1990s 10.21 hectares per square kilometre 16.41 hectares per square kilometre 6.2 hectares per square kilometre France
2000s 12.16 hectares per square kilometre 17.15 hectares per square kilometre 4.99 hectares per square kilometre France
2010s 14.73 hectares per square kilometre 17.48 hectares per square kilometre 2.75 hectares per square kilometre France
2020s 15.42 hectares per square kilometre 16.74 hectares per square kilometre 1.32 hectares per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or France?
France, at 16.39 hectares per square kilometre against 15.41 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and France?
0.98 hectares per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and France?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and France rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and France ranks 27th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.