FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.374 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.374 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.6219 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.374 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 29th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6219 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6128 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6038 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5955 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5861 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5766 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.567 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5573 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5478 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5383 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5291 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.52 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5108 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5013 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4929 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4832 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4721 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4605 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4487 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4375 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4265 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4148 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4039 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4093 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4133 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4177 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4219 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4258 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4288 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4313 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4339 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4364 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4385 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.44 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4409 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4416 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4419 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.441 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4392 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.437 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4344 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4313 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4278 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4251 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4221 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4188 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4151 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4121 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4094 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4075 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4077 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4047 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4049 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4016 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3987 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3947 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.391 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3918 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3883 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3851 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3824 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3819 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.374 hectares per person | -2.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.374 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1958 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.374 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1905 hectares per person, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5854 hectares per person | 0.5478 hectares per person | 0.6219 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4957 hectares per person | 0.4487 hectares per person | 0.5383 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.42 hectares per person | 0.4039 hectares per person | 0.4375 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4385 hectares per person | 0.4313 hectares per person | 0.4419 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4233 hectares per person | 0.4094 hectares per person | 0.437 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3991 hectares per person | 0.3883 hectares per person | 0.4077 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3808 hectares per person | 0.374 hectares per person | 0.3851 hectares per person | 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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.374 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6219 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.374 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 29th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.