Burkina Faso vs Italy: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Burkina Faso
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 29.57 million hectares against 27.36 million hectares in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.21 million hectares.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 75th and Italy ranks 74th of 238 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.36 million hectares | 29.41 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Italy |
| 1970s | 27.36 million hectares | 29.41 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Italy |
| 1980s | 27.36 million hectares | 29.41 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Italy |
| 1990s | 27.36 million hectares | 29.41 million hectares | 2.05 million hectares | Italy |
| 2000s | 27.36 million hectares | 29.57 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 27.36 million hectares | 29.57 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 27.36 million hectares | 29.57 million hectares | 2.21 million hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Burkina Faso or Italy?
- Italy, at 29.57 million hectares against 27.36 million hectares in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Burkina Faso and Italy?
- 2.21 million hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Italy rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Burkina Faso ranks 75th and Italy ranks 74th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.