Arable land in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Arable land was 0.3434 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3434 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
27th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.6188 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.3434 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.3434 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.6188 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.3434 hectares per person, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 27th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6188 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6098 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6008 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5916 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5822 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5727 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5632 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5536 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5442 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5347 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5256 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5166 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5074 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4979 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.488 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4777 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4667 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4552 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4435 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4318 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4202 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4087 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3973 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4022 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4065 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4104 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4142 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4177 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4209 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4237 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4265 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4292 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4314 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4331 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4342 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.435 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4355 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4348 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4331 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4309 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4282 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4251 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4217 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4179 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.414 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4101 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4063 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4028 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3992 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3955 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3915 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3872 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3829 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3785 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3742 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3699 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3658 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3623 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3592 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3564 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3538 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3513 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3434 hectares per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5819 hectares per person | 0.5442 hectares per person | 0.6188 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4913 hectares per person | 0.4435 hectares per person | 0.5347 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.413 hectares per person | 0.3973 hectares per person | 0.4318 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4316 hectares per person | 0.4237 hectares per person | 0.4355 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4156 hectares per person | 0.3992 hectares per person | 0.4309 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3767 hectares per person | 0.3592 hectares per person | 0.3955 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3512 hectares per person | 0.3434 hectares per person | 0.3564 hectares per person | 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 arable land in Burkina Faso?
- Arable land in Burkina Faso was 0.3434 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6188 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3434 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for arable land?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.