Burkina Faso vs Uganda: Agricultural area over the long-term
Burkina Faso
14.98 million hectares
in 2025
Uganda
14.41 million hectares
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
57th
Uganda rank
58th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Burkina Faso
- Uganda
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 14.98 million hectares against 14.41 million hectares in Uganda, a difference of 566,400 hectares.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uganda ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 57th and Uganda ranks 58th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.68 million hectares | 3.92 million hectares | 245,830 hectares | Uganda |
| 1100s | 4.04 million hectares | 4.47 million hectares | 424,860 hectares | Uganda |
| 1200s | 4.42 million hectares | 4.95 million hectares | 527,360 hectares | Uganda |
| 1300s | 4.82 million hectares | 5.37 million hectares | 550,180 hectares | Uganda |
| 1400s | 5.22 million hectares | 5.72 million hectares | 491,120 hectares | Uganda |
| 1500s | 5.61 million hectares | 5.96 million hectares | 349,500 hectares | Uganda |
| 1600s | 5.96 million hectares | 6.50 million hectares | 535,800 hectares | Uganda |
| 1700s | 6.22 million hectares | 6.80 million hectares | 578,320 hectares | Uganda |
| 1710s | 6.18 million hectares | 6.79 million hectares | 611,800 hectares | Uganda |
| 1720s | 6.17 million hectares | 6.78 million hectares | 610,020 hectares | Uganda |
| 1730s | 6.17 million hectares | 6.77 million hectares | 608,060 hectares | Uganda |
| 1740s | 6.16 million hectares | 6.77 million hectares | 605,870 hectares | Uganda |
| 1750s | 6.15 million hectares | 6.76 million hectares | 603,420 hectares | Uganda |
| 1760s | 6.15 million hectares | 6.75 million hectares | 600,670 hectares | Uganda |
| 1770s | 6.15 million hectares | 6.74 million hectares | 597,590 hectares | Uganda |
| 1780s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.74 million hectares | 594,110 hectares | Uganda |
| 1790s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.73 million hectares | 590,170 hectares | Uganda |
| 1800s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.72 million hectares | 585,690 hectares | Uganda |
| 1810s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.72 million hectares | 580,550 hectares | Uganda |
| 1820s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.71 million hectares | 574,640 hectares | Uganda |
| 1830s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.71 million hectares | 567,770 hectares | Uganda |
| 1840s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.70 million hectares | 559,740 hectares | Uganda |
| 1850s | 5.68 million hectares | 8.04 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | Uganda |
| 1860s | 5.68 million hectares | 8.17 million hectares | 2.49 million hectares | Uganda |
| 1870s | 5.67 million hectares | 8.29 million hectares | 2.62 million hectares | Uganda |
| 1880s | 5.76 million hectares | 8.47 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | Uganda |
| 1890s | 5.85 million hectares | 8.62 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | Uganda |
| 1900s | 5.97 million hectares | 8.23 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | Uganda |
| 1910s | 6.45 million hectares | 7.29 million hectares | 838,610 hectares | Uganda |
| 1920s | 6.82 million hectares | 6.80 million hectares | 21,300 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 7.35 million hectares | 7.58 million hectares | 231,450 hectares | Uganda |
| 1940s | 7.88 million hectares | 8.05 million hectares | 177,120 hectares | Uganda |
| 1950s | 8.81 million hectares | 8.92 million hectares | 111,694 hectares | Uganda |
| 1960s | 9.02 million hectares | 9.58 million hectares | 562,000 hectares | Uganda |
| 1970s | 9.03 million hectares | 10.33 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | Uganda |
| 1980s | 9.32 million hectares | 11.40 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | Uganda |
| 1990s | 10.52 million hectares | 12.12 million hectares | 1.60 million hectares | Uganda |
| 2000s | 11.81 million hectares | 13.27 million hectares | 1.46 million hectares | Uganda |
| 2010s | 13.39 million hectares | 14.39 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Uganda |
| 2020s | 14.63 million hectares | 14.41 million hectares | 214,633 hectares | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Burkina Faso or Uganda?
- Burkina Faso, at 14.98 million hectares against 14.41 million hectares in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 566,400 hectares, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Uganda rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Burkina Faso ranks 57th and Uganda ranks 58th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.