Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.6223 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.6223 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.89 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6223 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 63rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.89 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.86 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 1.83 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.81 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.78 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.75 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.72 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.69 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 1.66 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.64 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.61 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.58 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.55 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.53 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.5 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 1.47 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.44 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.41 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.37 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.34 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.3 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.27 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.23 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.2 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.18 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.16 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.15 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.13 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.12 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.1 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.09 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.07 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.06 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.05 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.03 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.02 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9906 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9748 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9575 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9401 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9224 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9044 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8864 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8696 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8528 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8362 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.82 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8054 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7913 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7784 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7678 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7541 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.744 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7307 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7182 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7051 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6926 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6852 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6745 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6644 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6554 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6472 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6384 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6302 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6223 hectares per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.76 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.34 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 1.3 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.9575 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8629 hectares per person | 0.7913 hectares per person | 0.9401 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7251 hectares per person | 0.6745 hectares per person | 0.7784 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.643 hectares per person | 0.6223 hectares per person | 0.6644 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3731 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.6223 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6223 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 63rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.