Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.186 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.186
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
139th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
0.1856
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Burkina Faso is 0.186, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Burkina Faso peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1856, in 2020.
Burkina Faso ranks 139th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8953 | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8865 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7891 | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8239 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7809 | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7649 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6977 | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7224 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7219 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8054 | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8047 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8424 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6918 | -17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6088 | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6696 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6696 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6126 | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5843 | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6346 | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5526 | -12.9% |
| 1982 | 0.554 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5609 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5751 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4527 | -21.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4059 | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.473 | +16.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4131 | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 0.454 | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5145 | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4045 | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4292 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4318 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4593 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4747 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4312 | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4702 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3925 | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4021 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5024 | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3492 | -30.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3532 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3289 | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3647 | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3033 | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3012 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3863 | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2699 | -30.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3167 | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2741 | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3126 | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2614 | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.221 | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2073 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2144 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2093 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2281 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2058 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1936 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1856 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2096 | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1922 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.186 | -3.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.186 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4868, 38% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.186 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 48% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8179 | 0.6977 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7011 | 0.5843 | 0.8424 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5076 | 0.4059 | 0.6346 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.441 | 0.3925 | 0.5145 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3476 | 0.2699 | 0.5024 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2328 | 0.1936 | 0.3126 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1933 | 0.1856 | 0.2096 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Burkina Faso?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Burkina Faso was 0.186 in 2023, according to 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.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1856 in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Burkina Faso ranks 139th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).