Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
15.41 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
15.92 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
30th
Gambia rank
28th
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 15.92 hectares per square kilometre against 15.41 hectares per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.51 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Gambia ranks 28th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.18 hectares per square kilometre | 8.08 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9035 hectares per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1970s | 7.49 hectares per square kilometre | 6.29 hectares per square kilometre | 1.2 hectares per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 8.58 hectares per square kilometre | 7.28 hectares per square kilometre | 1.3 hectares per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 10.21 hectares per square kilometre | 9.34 hectares per square kilometre | 0.871 hectares per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 12.16 hectares per square kilometre | 18.91 hectares per square kilometre | 6.75 hectares per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 14.73 hectares per square kilometre | 22.93 hectares per square kilometre | 8.2 hectares per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 15.42 hectares per square kilometre | 13.98 hectares per square kilometre | 1.44 hectares per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
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 Gambia?
- Gambia, at 15.92 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 Gambia?
- 0.51 hectares per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Gambia ranks 28th 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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About this data
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.