Burkina Faso vs World: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
6.56 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.304 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
1st
World rank
1st
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- World
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6.56 ha per square kilometre against 0.304 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 6.26 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 21.6 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 107 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.65 ha per square kilometre | 0.4619 ha per square kilometre | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 3.95 ha per square kilometre | 0.4552 ha per square kilometre | 3.5 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 4.16 ha per square kilometre | 0.4456 ha per square kilometre | 3.71 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 4.89 ha per square kilometre | 0.3586 ha per square kilometre | 4.53 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 5.56 ha per square kilometre | 0.3384 ha per square kilometre | 5.22 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.38 ha per square kilometre | 0.3253 ha per square kilometre | 6.05 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 6.68 ha per square kilometre | 0.3113 ha per square kilometre | 6.37 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or World?
- Burkina Faso, at 6.56 ha per square kilometre against 0.304 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and World?
- 6.26 ha per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and World rank globally for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 107 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.