Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: FAO projections of arable land
Afghanistan
8.12 million hectares
in 2023
Burkina Faso
8.61 million hectares
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
42nd
Burkina Faso rank
39th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 8.61 million hectares against 8.12 million hectares in Afghanistan, a difference of 494,790 hectares.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 42nd and Burkina Faso ranks 39th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.90 million hectares | 3.02 million hectares | 4.88 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 8.04 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | 5.02 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 8.05 million hectares | 3.32 million hectares | 4.73 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.88 million hectares | 4.52 million hectares | 3.36 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 7.88 million hectares | 5.81 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 7.93 million hectares | 7.39 million hectares | 545,330 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8.07 million hectares | 8.47 million hectares | 404,968 hectares | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 8.61 million hectares against 8.12 million hectares in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 494,790 hectares, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Afghanistan ranks 42nd and Burkina Faso ranks 39th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.