Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade was 11.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Burkina Faso, 1971–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Burkina Faso is 11.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Burkina Faso peaked at 14.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1974.
That places Burkina Faso 17th out of 225 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1% | — |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | — |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +436.1% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | +71.8% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | +45.4% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +32.5% |
| 1988 | 7.4% | +24.5% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | +18.9% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 11.4% | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 0.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 10.1% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.0% | 13.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.7% compare
- 15 American Samoa 11.3% compare
- 16 Solomon Islands 11.1% compare
- 18 Cambodia 10.8% compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 10.3% compare
- 20 Paraguay 9.9% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Burkina Faso?
- Is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade in Burkina Faso was 11.0% 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 is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1974.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.