Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0034 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0073 ha per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 ha per square kilometre, in 2015.
Burkina Faso ranks 69th of 125 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.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +95.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0034 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0029 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0034 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0034 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +95.4% | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -29.8% | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -28.6% | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -27.8% | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +26.3% | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 66 Germany 0.0043 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Bhutan 0.0038 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Mexico 0.0037 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Turkmenistan 0.0034 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Congo 0.0033 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 South Africa 0.0031 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 unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.0034 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 ha per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 69th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Unmanufactured tobacco — 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
Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.