Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.0119 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0119 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
100th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0564 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0119 sq. km per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023

0.010.020.030.040.050.06196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in square kilometers, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0119 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0564 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 sq. km per person, in 2023.

Burkina Faso ranks 100th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 0.0564 sq. km per person
1962 0.0556 sq. km per person -1.5%
1963 0.0548 sq. km per person -1.5%
1964 0.054 sq. km per person -1.5%
1965 0.0531 sq. km per person -1.6%
1966 0.0522 sq. km per person -1.6%
1967 0.0514 sq. km per person -1.7%
1968 0.0505 sq. km per person -1.7%
1969 0.0496 sq. km per person -1.7%
1970 0.0488 sq. km per person -1.7%
1971 0.0479 sq. km per person -1.7%
1972 0.0471 sq. km per person -1.7%
1973 0.0463 sq. km per person -1.8%
1974 0.0454 sq. km per person -1.9%
1975 0.0445 sq. km per person -2.0%
1976 0.0436 sq. km per person -2.1%
1977 0.0426 sq. km per person -2.3%
1978 0.0415 sq. km per person -2.5%
1979 0.0404 sq. km per person -2.6%
1980 0.0394 sq. km per person -2.6%
1981 0.0383 sq. km per person -2.7%
1982 0.0373 sq. km per person -2.7%
1983 0.0362 sq. km per person -2.8%
1984 0.0352 sq. km per person -2.8%
1985 0.0342 sq. km per person -2.8%
1986 0.0332 sq. km per person -2.8%
1987 0.0324 sq. km per person -2.7%
1988 0.0315 sq. km per person -2.7%
1989 0.0307 sq. km per person -2.6%
1990 0.0299 sq. km per person -2.6%
1991 0.0291 sq. km per person -2.5%
1992 0.0284 sq. km per person -2.4%
1993 0.0277 sq. km per person -2.5%
1994 0.027 sq. km per person -2.5%
1995 0.0263 sq. km per person -2.5%
1996 0.0257 sq. km per person -2.5%
1997 0.025 sq. km per person -2.5%
1998 0.0243 sq. km per person -2.7%
1999 0.0236 sq. km per person -2.9%
2000 0.0229 sq. km per person -2.9%
2001 0.0223 sq. km per person -3.0%
2002 0.0216 sq. km per person -3.0%
2003 0.0209 sq. km per person -3.1%
2004 0.0203 sq. km per person -3.1%
2005 0.0196 sq. km per person -3.1%
2006 0.019 sq. km per person -3.1%
2007 0.0185 sq. km per person -3.0%
2008 0.0179 sq. km per person -2.9%
2009 0.0174 sq. km per person -2.9%
2010 0.0169 sq. km per person -2.9%
2011 0.0164 sq. km per person -2.9%
2012 0.0159 sq. km per person -3.0%
2013 0.0155 sq. km per person -3.0%
2014 0.015 sq. km per person -2.9%
2015 0.0146 sq. km per person -2.9%
2016 0.0142 sq. km per person -2.9%
2017 0.0138 sq. km per person -2.8%
2018 0.0134 sq. km per person -2.7%
2019 0.0131 sq. km per person -2.5%
2020 0.0127 sq. km per person -2.4%
2021 0.0124 sq. km per person -2.3%
2022 0.0122 sq. km per person -2.3%
2023 0.0119 sq. km per person -2.2%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 0.0119 sq. km per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0157 sq. km per person, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 0.0119 sq. km per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0146 sq. km per person, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0531 sq. km per person 0.0496 sq. km per person 0.0564 sq. km per person 9
1970s 0.0448 sq. km per person 0.0404 sq. km per person 0.0488 sq. km per person 10
1980s 0.0348 sq. km per person 0.0307 sq. km per person 0.0394 sq. km per person 10
1990s 0.0267 sq. km per person 0.0236 sq. km per person 0.0299 sq. km per person 10
2000s 0.02 sq. km per person 0.0174 sq. km per person 0.0229 sq. km per person 10
2010s 0.0149 sq. km per person 0.0131 sq. km per person 0.0169 sq. km per person 10
2020s 0.0123 sq. km per person 0.0119 sq. km per person 0.0127 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 97 French Polynesia 0.0123 sq. km per person compare
  2. 98 Romania 0.0121 sq. km per person compare
  3. 99 Myanmar 0.0121 sq. km per person compare
  4. 101 Morocco 0.0118 sq. km per person compare
  5. 102 Brunei Darussalam 0.0115 sq. km per person compare
  6. 103 Albania 0.0114 sq. km per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Burkina Faso?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0119 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.0564 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Burkina Faso rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.