Burkina Faso vs Uruguay: Agricultural area over the long-term
Burkina Faso
14.98 million hectares
in 2025
Uruguay
14.06 million hectares
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
57th
Uruguay rank
60th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Burkina Faso
- Uruguay
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 14.98 million hectares against 14.06 million hectares in Uruguay, a difference of 925,200 hectares.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 60th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 27 and Uruguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.68 million hectares | 0 hectares | 3.68 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 4.04 million hectares | 0 hectares | 4.04 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 4.42 million hectares | 0 hectares | 4.42 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 4.82 million hectares | 0 hectares | 4.82 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 5.22 million hectares | 0 hectares | 5.22 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 5.61 million hectares | 0 hectares | 5.61 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 5.96 million hectares | 300,989 hectares | 5.66 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 6.22 million hectares | 330,225 hectares | 5.89 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 6.18 million hectares | 348,718 hectares | 5.83 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 6.17 million hectares | 369,049 hectares | 5.80 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 6.17 million hectares | 391,625 hectares | 5.77 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 6.16 million hectares | 416,980 hectares | 5.74 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 6.15 million hectares | 445,807 hectares | 5.71 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 6.15 million hectares | 466,003 hectares | 5.68 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 6.15 million hectares | 486,979 hectares | 5.66 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 6.14 million hectares | 508,744 hectares | 5.63 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 6.14 million hectares | 531,307 hectares | 5.61 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 6.14 million hectares | 554,670 hectares | 5.58 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 6.14 million hectares | 578,834 hectares | 5.56 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 6.14 million hectares | 603,787 hectares | 5.53 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 6.14 million hectares | 807,351 hectares | 5.33 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 6.14 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 5.08 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1850s | 5.68 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 4.28 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 5.68 million hectares | 2.50 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 5.67 million hectares | 3.57 million hectares | 2.10 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 5.76 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 5.85 million hectares | 6.95 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 5.97 million hectares | 9.12 million hectares | 3.15 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 6.45 million hectares | 10.23 million hectares | 3.77 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 6.82 million hectares | 11.62 million hectares | 4.80 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 7.35 million hectares | 12.93 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 7.88 million hectares | 14.14 million hectares | 6.26 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 8.81 million hectares | 15.51 million hectares | 6.70 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 9.02 million hectares | 15.90 million hectares | 6.88 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 9.03 million hectares | 15.30 million hectares | 6.27 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 9.32 million hectares | 14.95 million hectares | 5.63 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 10.52 million hectares | 14.94 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 11.81 million hectares | 14.82 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 13.39 million hectares | 14.33 million hectares | 943,110 hectares | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 14.63 million hectares | 14.08 million hectares | 547,050 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 Uruguay?
- Burkina Faso, at 14.98 million hectares against 14.06 million hectares in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Burkina Faso and Uruguay?
- 925,200 hectares, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uruguay?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Uruguay rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Burkina Faso ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 60th 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.