Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.1434 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Burkina Faso, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.1434 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2633 hectares per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0577 hectares per person, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2633 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.2256 hectares per person | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2518 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2594 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1804 hectares per person | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1891 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1499 hectares per person | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1636 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1659 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1554 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1038 hectares per person | -33.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1191 hectares per person | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1071 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0799 hectares per person | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1083 hectares per person | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0907 hectares per person | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0643 hectares per person | -29.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0658 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0687 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0762 hectares per person | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0577 hectares per person | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1094 hectares per person | +89.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1491 hectares per person | +36.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1434 hectares per person | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2104 hectares per person | 0.1499 hectares per person | 0.2633 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.106 hectares per person | 0.0643 hectares per person | 0.1659 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1008 hectares per person | 0.0577 hectares per person | 0.1491 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.1434 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2633 hectares per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0577 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.