Agricultural land use, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.6345 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.6345 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.86 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6345 hectares per person, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 68th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.86 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | 0.6853 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6745 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6644 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6552 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6485 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6345 hectares per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.75 hectares per person | 1.64 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | 9 |
| 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 | 0.6507 hectares per person | 0.6345 hectares per person | 0.6644 hectares per person | 4 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.6345 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6345 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 68th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.