Agricultural area over the long-term in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Agricultural area over the long-term was 14.98 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14.98 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
57th
of 202 countries
All-time high
14.98 million hectares
in 2025
All-time low
3.68 million hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term in Burkina Faso, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term in Burkina Faso stood at 14.98 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term in Burkina Faso peaked at 14.98 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.68 million hectares, in 1000.
That places Burkina Faso 57th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 3.68 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 4.04 million hectares | +9.9% |
| 1200 | 4.42 million hectares | +9.5% |
| 1300 | 4.82 million hectares | +9.0% |
| 1400 | 5.22 million hectares | +8.3% |
| 1500 | 5.61 million hectares | +7.5% |
| 1600 | 5.96 million hectares | +6.2% |
| 1700 | 6.22 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 1710 | 6.18 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1720 | 6.17 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1730 | 6.17 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1740 | 6.16 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1750 | 6.15 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1760 | 6.15 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1770 | 6.15 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1780 | 6.14 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1790 | 6.14 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1800 | 6.14 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 6.14 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 6.14 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 6.14 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 6.14 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 5.68 million hectares | -7.5% |
| 1860 | 5.68 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 5.67 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 5.76 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1890 | 5.85 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1900 | 5.97 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1910 | 6.45 million hectares | +8.0% |
| 1920 | 6.82 million hectares | +5.8% |
| 1930 | 7.35 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 1940 | 7.88 million hectares | +7.2% |
| 1950 | 8.68 million hectares | +10.2% |
| 1951 | 8.70 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 8.72 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 8.75 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 8.78 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 8.81 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 8.85 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 8.89 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 8.94 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 8.98 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 9.03 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 9.04 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 9.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 9.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9.04 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 9.04 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 9.04 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9.05 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 9.18 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 9.31 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 9.44 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 9.57 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.70 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 9.82 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 9.95 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 10.08 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 10.20 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 10.33 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 10.45 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 10.58 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.71 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 10.83 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 10.96 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 11.08 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 11.21 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 11.34 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 11.47 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 11.60 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.74 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 11.88 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 12.02 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.15 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 12.29 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.43 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.59 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 12.79 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 12.95 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 13.16 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 13.32 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.49 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.63 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 13.78 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 14.00 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 14.14 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.27 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.42 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 14.57 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 14.70 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 14.84 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 14.98 million hectares | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.68 million hectares | 3.68 million hectares | 3.68 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 4.04 million hectares | 4.04 million hectares | 4.04 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 4.42 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | 4.42 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 4.82 million hectares | 4.82 million hectares | 4.82 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 5.22 million hectares | 5.22 million hectares | 5.22 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 5.61 million hectares | 5.61 million hectares | 5.61 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 5.96 million hectares | 5.96 million hectares | 5.96 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 6.22 million hectares | 6.22 million hectares | 6.22 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 6.18 million hectares | 6.18 million hectares | 6.18 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 6.17 million hectares | 6.17 million hectares | 6.17 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 6.17 million hectares | 6.17 million hectares | 6.17 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 6.16 million hectares | 6.16 million hectares | 6.16 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 6.15 million hectares | 6.15 million hectares | 6.15 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 6.15 million hectares | 6.15 million hectares | 6.15 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 6.15 million hectares | 6.15 million hectares | 6.15 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 6.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 5.68 million hectares | 5.68 million hectares | 5.68 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 5.68 million hectares | 5.68 million hectares | 5.68 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 5.67 million hectares | 5.67 million hectares | 5.67 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 5.76 million hectares | 5.76 million hectares | 5.76 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.85 million hectares | 5.85 million hectares | 5.85 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 5.97 million hectares | 5.97 million hectares | 5.97 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 6.45 million hectares | 6.45 million hectares | 6.45 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 6.82 million hectares | 6.82 million hectares | 6.82 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 7.35 million hectares | 7.35 million hectares | 7.35 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 7.88 million hectares | 7.88 million hectares | 7.88 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 8.81 million hectares | 8.68 million hectares | 8.98 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.02 million hectares | 9.02 million hectares | 9.02 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.03 million hectares | 9.02 million hectares | 9.04 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.32 million hectares | 9.04 million hectares | 9.82 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.52 million hectares | 9.95 million hectares | 11.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.81 million hectares | 11.21 million hectares | 12.43 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.39 million hectares | 12.59 million hectares | 14.14 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.63 million hectares | 14.27 million hectares | 14.98 million hectares | 6 |
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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 agricultural area over the long-term in Burkina Faso?
- Agricultural area over the long-term in Burkina Faso was 14.98 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 14.98 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 million hectares in 1000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Burkina Faso ranks 57th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.