Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 5.81 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 5.81 ha per square kilometre for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.53 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7548 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 8th out of 151 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7548 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9101 ha per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9357 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9722 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9064 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9101 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8662 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1975 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1982 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1986 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1989 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 2.39 ha per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 1992 | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.39 ha per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1997 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1998 | 2.58 ha per square kilometre | +49.3% |
| 1999 | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | -52.2% |
| 2001 | 3.13 ha per square kilometre | +166.1% |
| 2002 | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 3.76 ha per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2004 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2005 | 3.7 ha per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2006 | 3.63 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 2008 | 4.44 ha per square kilometre | +99.9% |
| 2009 | 3.75 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 5.1 ha per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2011 | 3.65 ha per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 2012 | 4.93 ha per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 4.63 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.43 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.57 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 4.48 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.49 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.44 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 5.63 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 5.61 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.7 ha per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2022 | 6.53 ha per square kilometre | +76.8% |
| 2023 | 5.81 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9771 ha per square kilometre | 0.7548 ha per square kilometre | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 0.8662 ha per square kilometre | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 ha per square kilometre | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | 2.58 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 4.44 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 ha per square kilometre | 3.65 ha per square kilometre | 5.63 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.41 ha per square kilometre | 3.7 ha per square kilometre | 6.53 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 5.81 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7548 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pulses, Total — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.