Burkina Faso vs China: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
4.46 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China
4.71 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
China rank
22nd
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 4.71 ha per square kilometre against 4.46 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.25 ha per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and China ranks 22nd of 150 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6044 ha per square kilometre | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.3675 ha per square kilometre | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.5928 ha per square kilometre | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.7969 ha per square kilometre | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 2.84 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | 4.15 ha per square kilometre | 0.9626 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 4.22 ha per square kilometre | 4.58 ha per square kilometre | 0.361 ha per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or China?
- China, at 4.71 ha per square kilometre against 4.46 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and China?
- 0.25 ha per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and China rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and China ranks 22nd of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.