Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
4.46 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
4.18 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Kenya rank
24th
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.46 ha per square kilometre against 4.18 ha per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.28 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 24th of 150 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6044 ha per square kilometre | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.3675 ha per square kilometre | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.5928 ha per square kilometre | 2.3 ha per square kilometre | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.7969 ha per square kilometre | 2.53 ha per square kilometre | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | 3.78 ha per square kilometre | 0.5919 ha per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.22 ha per square kilometre | 3.81 ha per square kilometre | 0.4114 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
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 Kenya?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.46 ha per square kilometre against 4.18 ha per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 0.28 ha per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 24th 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.