How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Burkina Faso

0.186

in 2023

Kenya

0.183

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

139th

Kenya rank

141st

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Burkina Faso
Kenya

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.186 against 0.183 in Kenya, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 139th and Kenya ranks 141st of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8179	0.8505	0.0326	Kenya
1970s	0.7011	0.6147	0.0864	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.5076	0.5112	0.0036	Kenya
1990s	0.441	0.3406	0.1004	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.3476	0.2594	0.0882	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.2328	0.2303	0.0024	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.1933	0.1871	0.0063	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Burkina Faso or Kenya?: Burkina Faso, at 0.186 against 0.183 in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 0.003, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Burkina Faso ranks 139th and Kenya ranks 141st of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).