Agricultural land per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Agricultural land per capita was 0.6345 hectares per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6345 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
73rd
of 226 countries
All-time high
1.86 hectares per capita
in 1961
All-time low
0.6345 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.6345 hectares per capita, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.86 hectares per capita in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6345 hectares per capita, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 73rd out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.86 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 1.83 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 1.81 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.78 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.75 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.72 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.69 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 1.66 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.64 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.61 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.58 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.55 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.53 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.5 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 1.47 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.44 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.41 hectares per capita | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.37 hectares per capita | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.34 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.3 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.27 hectares per capita | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.23 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.2 hectares per capita | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.18 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.16 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.15 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 1.13 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.12 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.1 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.09 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.07 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.06 hectares per capita | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.05 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.03 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.02 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9906 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9748 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9575 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9401 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9224 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9044 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8864 hectares per capita | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8696 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8528 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8362 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.82 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8054 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7913 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7784 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7678 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7541 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.744 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7307 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7182 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7051 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6926 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6853 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6745 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6644 hectares per capita | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6552 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6485 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6345 hectares per capita | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.75 hectares per capita | 1.64 hectares per capita | 1.86 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.48 hectares per capita | 1.34 hectares per capita | 1.61 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 hectares per capita | 1.1 hectares per capita | 1.3 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 hectares per capita | 0.9575 hectares per capita | 1.09 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8629 hectares per capita | 0.7913 hectares per capita | 0.9401 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7251 hectares per capita | 0.6745 hectares per capita | 0.7784 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6507 hectares per capita | 0.6345 hectares per capita | 0.6644 hectares per capita | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Agricultural land per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.6345 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 hectares per capita in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6345 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 73rd out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.