Land area (sq. km), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0119 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0119 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita 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 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0564 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 100th of 216 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.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0564 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0556 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0548 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.054 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0531 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0522 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0514 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0505 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0496 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0488 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0479 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0471 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0463 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0454 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0445 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0436 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0426 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0415 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0404 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0394 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0383 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0373 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0362 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0352 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0342 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0332 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0324 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0315 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0307 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0284 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0277 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.027 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.025 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0236 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0216 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0203 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0169 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.015 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0146 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0531 sq. km per person | 0.0496 sq. km per person | 0.0564 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0448 sq. km per person | 0.0404 sq. km per person | 0.0488 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0348 sq. km per person | 0.0307 sq. km per person | 0.0394 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0267 sq. km per person | 0.0236 sq. km per person | 0.0299 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 sq. km per person | 0.0174 sq. km per person | 0.0229 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0149 sq. km per person | 0.0131 sq. km per person | 0.0169 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 sq. km per person | 0.0119 sq. km per person | 0.0127 sq. km 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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0119 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0564 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 100th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.