Burkina Faso vs Romania: Land used for agriculture

Burkina Faso
10.08 million
in 2010
Romania
10.93 million
in 2010
Burkina Faso rank
63rd
Romania rank
60th

Land used for agriculture over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 10.93 million against 10.08 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 850,300.

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

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

Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Romania ranks 60th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Romania Difference Ahead
1780s 2.54 million 6.04 million 3.50 million Romania
1790s 2.57 million 6.29 million 3.72 million Romania
1800s 2.61 million 6.56 million 3.95 million Romania
1810s 2.64 million 6.83 million 4.19 million Romania
1820s 2.69 million 7.12 million 4.43 million Romania
1830s 2.74 million 7.67 million 4.93 million Romania
1840s 2.79 million 7.94 million 5.15 million Romania
1850s 2.84 million 8.22 million 5.38 million Romania
1860s 2.90 million 8.60 million 5.70 million Romania
1870s 2.98 million 8.96 million 5.97 million Romania
1880s 3.07 million 9.32 million 6.25 million Romania
1890s 3.17 million 9.67 million 6.51 million Romania
1900s 3.26 million 9.99 million 6.73 million Romania
1910s 3.36 million 10.52 million 7.16 million Romania
1920s 4.01 million 10.68 million 6.67 million Romania
1930s 4.76 million 12.00 million 7.24 million Romania
1940s 5.65 million 12.44 million 6.79 million Romania
1950s 6.58 million 12.99 million 6.41 million Romania
1960s 7.60 million 14.25 million 6.65 million Romania
1970s 6.89 million 14.49 million 7.60 million Romania
1980s 7.39 million 14.41 million 7.02 million Romania
1990s 8.10 million 14.03 million 5.93 million Romania
2000s 9.18 million 11.89 million 2.71 million Romania
2010s 10.08 million 10.93 million 850,300 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land used for agriculture, Burkina Faso or Romania?
Romania, at 10.93 million against 10.08 million in Burkina Faso as of 2010.
What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Burkina Faso and Romania?
850,300, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Romania?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Romania rank globally for land used for agriculture?
Burkina Faso ranks 63rd and Romania ranks 60th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – 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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Indicator
Land used for agriculture
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
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Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.