Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1185 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.1185 ha per square kilometre for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.1441 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0222 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Burkina Faso 116th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.106 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1441 ha per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1963 | 0.095 ha per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 1964 | 0.091 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0914 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0914 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0987 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0826 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0768 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0694 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0615 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.053 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0512 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0526 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0566 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1986 | 0.067 ha per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.068 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0487 ha per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0377 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0502 ha per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 1997 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0388 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | +57.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0699 ha per square kilometre | +214.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0422 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0463 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1243 ha per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 2011 | 0.111 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1211 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1362 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0779 ha per square kilometre | -42.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0813 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0834 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1082 ha per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0971 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1226 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1393 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1255 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.119 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1185 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.1185 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3096 ha per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.1185 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6294 ha per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +214.5% | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | 0.0699 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0978 ha per square kilometre | 0.0804 ha per square kilometre | 0.1441 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0665 ha per square kilometre | 0.053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | 0.0482 ha per square kilometre | 0.068 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0611 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0506 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1063 ha per square kilometre | 0.0779 ha per square kilometre | 0.1362 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1256 ha per square kilometre | 0.1185 ha per square kilometre | 0.1393 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 113 Turkmenistan 0.1192 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 Ireland 0.1192 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Spain 0.1188 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Slovakia 0.1129 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Panama 0.1126 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 French Polynesia 0.1049 ha per square kilometre 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.1185 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1441 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0222 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 116th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, 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
Roots and Tubers, 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.