Forest area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Forest area was 5.59 million hectares in 2011. βΌ Falling
Forest area in Burkina Faso, 1990β2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 5.59 million hectares for forest area in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.85 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.59 million hectares, in 2011.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.58 million hectares | 6.31 million hectares | 6.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.98 million hectares | 5.71 million hectares | 6.25 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 million hectares | 5.59 million hectares | 5.65 million hectares | 2 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 19.94 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 19.94 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Burkina Faso?
- Forest area in Burkina Faso was 5.59 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.85 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.59 million hectares in 2011.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for forest area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Forest area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.