Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.534 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.534 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
55th
of 210 countries
All-time high
0.534 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3295 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 0.534 sq. km per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.534 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3295 sq. km per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 55th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3295 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3295 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3295 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.33 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3302 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3302 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3302 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3302 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3304 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3306 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3306 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3308 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3356 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3402 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3449 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3497 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3545 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3591 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3637 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3683 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3729 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3775 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3821 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3867 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3913 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3959 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4005 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4051 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4098 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4145 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4192 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4239 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4291 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4343 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4393 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4441 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4491 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4544 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4602 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4676 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4733 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4812 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4869 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4929 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4983 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5036 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.512 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5168 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5216 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5267 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5335 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.534 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3296 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3295 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3299 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3297 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3302 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3406 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3304 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3591 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3844 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.3637 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4051 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4318 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4098 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4544 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4893 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4602 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5168 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.529 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5216 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.534 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 52 Paraguay 0.5411 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 0.5401 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 54 Netherlands 0.5355 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 56 Mozambique 0.5279 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 57 France 0.525 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 58 Luxembourg 0.5166 sq. km per square kilometre compare
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 (sq. km), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.534 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.534 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3295 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.