Burkina Faso vs Germany: Land used for agriculture
Burkina Faso
10.08 million
in 2010
Germany
10.82 million
in 2010
Burkina Faso rank
63rd
Germany rank
61st
Land used for agriculture over time
- Burkina Faso
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 10.82 million against 10.08 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 746,600.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Germany ranks 61st of 179 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 2.54 million | 19.12 million | 16.58 million | Germany |
| 1790s | 2.57 million | 19.25 million | 16.67 million | Germany |
| 1800s | 2.61 million | 19.37 million | 16.76 million | Germany |
| 1810s | 2.64 million | 19.19 million | 16.54 million | Germany |
| 1820s | 2.69 million | 19.01 million | 16.32 million | Germany |
| 1830s | 2.74 million | 19.29 million | 16.55 million | Germany |
| 1840s | 2.79 million | 19.53 million | 16.74 million | Germany |
| 1850s | 2.84 million | 19.64 million | 16.80 million | Germany |
| 1860s | 2.90 million | 19.59 million | 16.69 million | Germany |
| 1870s | 2.98 million | 19.68 million | 16.70 million | Germany |
| 1880s | 3.07 million | 19.97 million | 16.89 million | Germany |
| 1890s | 3.17 million | 20.18 million | 17.01 million | Germany |
| 1900s | 3.26 million | 20.83 million | 17.57 million | Germany |
| 1910s | 3.36 million | 21.42 million | 18.06 million | Germany |
| 1920s | 4.01 million | 20.15 million | 16.14 million | Germany |
| 1930s | 4.76 million | 20.00 million | 15.24 million | Germany |
| 1940s | 5.65 million | 19.82 million | 14.17 million | Germany |
| 1950s | 6.58 million | 18.62 million | 12.04 million | Germany |
| 1960s | 7.60 million | 18.51 million | 10.91 million | Germany |
| 1970s | 6.89 million | 17.36 million | 10.47 million | Germany |
| 1980s | 7.39 million | 15.82 million | 8.43 million | Germany |
| 1990s | 8.10 million | 13.56 million | 5.46 million | Germany |
| 2000s | 9.18 million | 11.15 million | 1.97 million | Germany |
| 2010s | 10.08 million | 10.82 million | 746,600 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Burkina Faso or Germany?
- Germany, at 10.82 million against 10.08 million in Burkina Faso as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Burkina Faso and Germany?
- 746,600, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Germany?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Burkina Faso and Germany rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Germany ranks 61st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture β land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.