Burkina Faso Arable Land 1961-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Burkina Faso arable land for 2021 was 6,100,000, a 1.6% increase from 2020.
- Burkina Faso arable land for 2020 was 6,004,000, a 1.61% increase from 2019.
- Burkina Faso arable land for 2019 was 5,909,000, a 1.65% increase from 2018.
- Burkina Faso arable land for 2018 was 5,813,000, a 1.68% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| Niger |
17,700,000 |
| Ethiopia |
16,314,000 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
13,680,000 |
| Tanzania |
13,502,500 |
| Mali |
8,341,000 |
| Afghanistan |
7,829,000 |
| Uganda |
6,900,000 |
| Burkina Faso |
6,100,000 |
| Mozambique |
5,650,000 |
| Chad |
5,300,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
4,660,617 |
| Malawi |
4,000,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
4,000,000 |
| Senegal |
3,830,000 |
| Guinea |
3,100,000 |
| Madagascar |
3,000,000 |
| Benin |
2,800,000 |
| Togo |
2,650,000 |
| South Sudan |
2,394,700 |
| North Korea |
2,295,000 |
| Nepal |
2,113,700 |
| Central African Republic |
1,800,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
1,584,000 |
| Burundi |
1,270,000 |
| Rwanda |
1,268,400 |
| Yemen |
1,158,000 |
| Somalia |
1,100,000 |
| Haiti |
1,005,000 |
| Tajikistan |
838,000 |
| Eritrea |
690,000 |
| Liberia |
500,000 |
| Gambia |
440,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
300,000 |
| Comoros |
65,000 |
| Burkina Faso Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2021 |
6,100,000 |
0.28 |
22.30% |
| 2020 |
6,004,000 |
0.28 |
21.94% |
| 2019 |
5,909,000 |
0.28 |
21.60% |
| 2018 |
5,813,000 |
0.29 |
21.25% |
| 2017 |
5,717,000 |
0.29 |
20.90% |
| 2016 |
5,622,000 |
0.29 |
20.55% |
| 2015 |
5,526,000 |
0.30 |
20.20% |
| 2014 |
5,430,000 |
0.30 |
19.85% |
| 2013 |
5,335,000 |
0.30 |
19.50% |
| 2012 |
5,239,000 |
0.31 |
19.15% |
| 2011 |
5,143,000 |
0.31 |
18.80% |
| 2010 |
5,048,000 |
0.31 |
18.45% |
| 2009 |
4,952,000 |
0.32 |
18.10% |
| 2008 |
4,857,000 |
0.32 |
17.75% |
| 2007 |
4,761,000 |
0.32 |
17.40% |
| 2006 |
4,665,000 |
0.33 |
17.05% |
| 2005 |
4,570,000 |
0.33 |
16.70% |
| 2004 |
4,474,000 |
0.33 |
16.35% |
| 2003 |
4,378,000 |
0.34 |
16.00% |
| 2002 |
4,283,000 |
0.34 |
15.65% |
| 2001 |
4,187,000 |
0.34 |
15.30% |
| 2000 |
4,091,000 |
0.34 |
14.95% |
| 1999 |
3,996,000 |
0.35 |
14.61% |
| 1998 |
3,900,000 |
0.35 |
14.25% |
| 1997 |
3,780,000 |
0.35 |
13.82% |
| 1996 |
3,480,000 |
0.33 |
12.72% |
| 1995 |
3,380,000 |
0.33 |
12.35% |
| 1994 |
3,361,000 |
0.33 |
12.28% |
| 1993 |
3,430,000 |
0.35 |
12.54% |
| 1992 |
3,455,000 |
0.36 |
12.63% |
| 1991 |
3,480,000 |
0.37 |
12.72% |
| 1990 |
3,505,000 |
0.38 |
12.81% |
| 1989 |
3,530,000 |
0.40 |
12.90% |
| 1988 |
3,494,000 |
0.40 |
12.77% |
| 1987 |
3,075,000 |
0.36 |
11.24% |
| 1986 |
3,025,000 |
0.37 |
11.06% |
| 1985 |
2,980,000 |
0.37 |
10.89% |
| 1984 |
2,930,000 |
0.38 |
10.71% |
| 1983 |
2,885,000 |
0.38 |
10.54% |
| 1982 |
2,840,000 |
0.39 |
10.38% |
| 1981 |
2,790,000 |
0.39 |
10.20% |
| 1980 |
2,745,000 |
0.40 |
10.03% |
| 1979 |
2,700,000 |
0.40 |
9.87% |
| 1978 |
2,650,000 |
0.40 |
9.69% |
| 1977 |
2,600,000 |
0.41 |
9.50% |
| 1976 |
2,550,000 |
0.41 |
9.32% |
| 1975 |
2,506,000 |
0.41 |
9.16% |
| 1974 |
2,433,000 |
0.40 |
8.89% |
| 1973 |
2,353,000 |
0.40 |
8.60% |
| 1972 |
2,282,000 |
0.39 |
8.34% |
| 1971 |
2,200,000 |
0.39 |
8.04% |
| 1970 |
2,216,000 |
0.39 |
8.10% |
| 1969 |
2,202,000 |
0.40 |
8.05% |
| 1968 |
2,190,000 |
0.40 |
8.00% |
| 1967 |
2,180,000 |
0.41 |
7.97% |
| 1966 |
2,170,000 |
0.41 |
7.93% |
| 1965 |
2,159,000 |
0.42 |
7.89% |
| 1964 |
2,149,000 |
0.42 |
7.85% |
| 1963 |
2,144,000 |
0.43 |
7.84% |
| 1962 |
2,134,000 |
0.43 |
7.80% |
| 1961 |
2,124,000 |
0.44 |
7.76% |
