How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Burkina Faso 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0146 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0183 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0183 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0146 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0183 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0183 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0183 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0219 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0219 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0238 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0274 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0264 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.027 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0272 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0279 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0286 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0289 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0293 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0274 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0292 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0292 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0293 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0294 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0279 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0311 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0311 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0311 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0329 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0329 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0331 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0356 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0386 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0423 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0441 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0541 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0598 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0753 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0758 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0765 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0767 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0808 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0937 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1014 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1038 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1089 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1119 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1131 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +25.9% | 0.0598 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0753 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +25.0% | 0.0146 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0183 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0154 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0164 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0201 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0146 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0272 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0238 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0293 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.028 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0256 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0306 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0353 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0311 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0441 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0798 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0541 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1038 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1122 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1089 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 174 Ethiopia 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 175 Gabon 0.1165 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 177 Serbia 0.1079 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 178 Switzerland 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 179 Saudi Arabia 0.1 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 176th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.