What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Belarus and Burkina Faso?

88 km² per grid cell, with Belarus ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Burkina Faso: Urban area over the long-term

Belarus

1,590 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Burkina Faso

1,502 km² per grid cell

in 2025

Belarus rank

78th

Burkina Faso rank

81st

Urban area over the long-term over time

Belarus
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 1,590 km² per grid cell against 1,502 km² per grid cell in Burkina Faso, a difference of 88 km² per grid cell.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Belarus ranks 78th and Burkina Faso ranks 81st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 19 and Burkina Faso in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0002 km² per grid cell	0.0007 km² per grid cell	0.0005 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1100s	0.001 km² per grid cell	0.0025 km² per grid cell	0.0015 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1200s	0.0045 km² per grid cell	0.0086 km² per grid cell	0.0041 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1300s	0.0136 km² per grid cell	0.0292 km² per grid cell	0.0156 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1400s	0.0409 km² per grid cell	0.0994 km² per grid cell	0.0585 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1500s	0.1636 km² per grid cell	0.3379 km² per grid cell	0.1742 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1600s	0.6136 km² per grid cell	1.15 km² per grid cell	0.5352 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1700s	2.45 km² per grid cell	3.91 km² per grid cell	1.45 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1710s	2.9 km² per grid cell	4.42 km² per grid cell	1.52 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1720s	3.14 km² per grid cell	4.88 km² per grid cell	1.74 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1730s	3.4 km² per grid cell	5.4 km² per grid cell	1.99 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1740s	3.69 km² per grid cell	5.97 km² per grid cell	2.28 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1750s	3.99 km² per grid cell	6.61 km² per grid cell	2.61 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1760s	4.33 km² per grid cell	7.32 km² per grid cell	2.99 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1770s	4.69 km² per grid cell	8.11 km² per grid cell	3.42 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1780s	5.08 km² per grid cell	8.99 km² per grid cell	3.91 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1790s	5.5 km² per grid cell	9.98 km² per grid cell	4.48 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1800s	5.96 km² per grid cell	11.08 km² per grid cell	5.12 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1810s	6.46 km² per grid cell	12.31 km² per grid cell	5.86 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1820s	9.33 km² per grid cell	13.7 km² per grid cell	4.38 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1830s	13.47 km² per grid cell	15.27 km² per grid cell	1.8 km² per grid cell	Burkina Faso
1840s	19.45 km² per grid cell	17.03 km² per grid cell	2.42 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1850s	28.06 km² per grid cell	17.59 km² per grid cell	10.47 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1860s	40.34 km² per grid cell	19.65 km² per grid cell	20.69 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1870s	57.39 km² per grid cell	21.96 km² per grid cell	35.43 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1880s	79.51 km² per grid cell	25.03 km² per grid cell	54.49 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1890s	104.7 km² per grid cell	28.51 km² per grid cell	76.19 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1900s	128.41 km² per grid cell	32.76 km² per grid cell	95.65 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1910s	147.92 km² per grid cell	39.81 km² per grid cell	108.11 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1920s	166.87 km² per grid cell	47.09 km² per grid cell	119.78 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1930s	194.21 km² per grid cell	55.82 km² per grid cell	138.38 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1940s	242.76 km² per grid cell	63.86 km² per grid cell	178.91 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1950s	369.67 km² per grid cell	77.65 km² per grid cell	292.02 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1960s	541.03 km² per grid cell	91.08 km² per grid cell	449.95 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1970s	808.54 km² per grid cell	108.91 km² per grid cell	699.63 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1980s	1,109 km² per grid cell	192.38 km² per grid cell	916.57 km² per grid cell	Belarus
1990s	1,327 km² per grid cell	281.03 km² per grid cell	1,046 km² per grid cell	Belarus
2000s	1,429 km² per grid cell	495.78 km² per grid cell	933.46 km² per grid cell	Belarus
2010s	1,520 km² per grid cell	924.98 km² per grid cell	594.86 km² per grid cell	Belarus
2020s	1,577 km² per grid cell	1,346 km² per grid cell	230.53 km² per grid cell	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Belarus or Burkina Faso?: Belarus, at 1,590 km² per grid cell against 1,502 km² per grid cell in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Belarus and Burkina Faso?: 88 km² per grid cell, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Burkina Faso?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Burkina Faso rank globally for urban area over the long-term?: Belarus ranks 78th and Burkina Faso ranks 81st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Urban area over the long-term
Unit: km² per grid cell
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total built-up area of a country over time.