Share of land area that is protected in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of land area that is protected was 16.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Burkina Faso, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Burkina Faso stood at 16.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Burkina Faso peaked at 16.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2017.
Burkina Faso ranks 109th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.4% | 16.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 107 Ethiopia 17.0% compare
- 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.9% compare
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 16.5% compare
- 110 Curacao 16.5% compare
- 112 American Samoa 16.4% compare
- 112 Belgium 16.4% compare
- 112 Denmark 16.4% compare
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4817 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0198 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.53 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3271 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 136.48 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Burkina Faso?
- Share of land area that is protected in Burkina Faso was 16.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Burkina Faso ranks 109th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.