Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Agricultural area over the long-term
Burkina Faso
14.98 million hectares
in 2025
Zimbabwe
15.11 million hectares
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
57th
Zimbabwe rank
56th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 15.11 million hectares against 14.98 million hectares in Burkina Faso, a difference of 131,200 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 56th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 33 and Zimbabwe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.68 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 2.67 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 4.04 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 4.42 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 3.41 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 4.82 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 3.81 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 5.22 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 4.21 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 5.61 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | 3.59 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 5.96 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 3.77 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 6.22 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | 3.85 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 6.18 million hectares | 2.45 million hectares | 3.73 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 6.17 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 3.64 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 6.17 million hectares | 2.61 million hectares | 3.55 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 6.16 million hectares | 2.69 million hectares | 3.47 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 6.15 million hectares | 2.78 million hectares | 3.38 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 6.15 million hectares | 2.75 million hectares | 3.40 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 6.15 million hectares | 2.73 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 6.14 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 3.44 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 6.14 million hectares | 2.67 million hectares | 3.46 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 6.14 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | 3.49 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 6.14 million hectares | 2.62 million hectares | 3.52 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 6.14 million hectares | 2.58 million hectares | 3.55 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 6.14 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | 3.59 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 6.14 million hectares | 2.52 million hectares | 3.63 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1850s | 5.68 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 3.20 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 5.68 million hectares | 2.65 million hectares | 3.04 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 5.67 million hectares | 2.82 million hectares | 2.85 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 5.76 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | 2.76 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 5.85 million hectares | 3.21 million hectares | 2.64 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 5.97 million hectares | 3.42 million hectares | 2.55 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 6.45 million hectares | 3.88 million hectares | 2.57 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 6.82 million hectares | 4.37 million hectares | 2.46 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 7.35 million hectares | 5.19 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 7.88 million hectares | 6.11 million hectares | 1.77 million hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 8.81 million hectares | 8.65 million hectares | 157,111 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 9.02 million hectares | 10.24 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 9.03 million hectares | 11.21 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 9.32 million hectares | 12.33 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 10.52 million hectares | 13.75 million hectares | 3.24 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 11.81 million hectares | 15.84 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 13.39 million hectares | 15.71 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 14.63 million hectares | 15.23 million hectares | 596,967 hectares | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 15.11 million hectares against 14.98 million hectares in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 131,200 hectares, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Burkina Faso ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 56th 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.