Burkina Faso Arable Land 1960-2024

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Burkina Faso arable land for 2022 was 0, a 100% decline from 2021.
  • Burkina Faso arable land for 2021 was 6,100,000, a 1.6% increase from 2020.
  • Burkina Faso arable land for 2020 was 6,004,000, a 1.61% increase from 2019.
  • Burkina Faso arable land for 2019 was 5,909,000, a 1.65% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Burkina Faso Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2022 0 0.00 0.00%
2021 6,100,000 0.28 22.30%
2020 6,004,000 0.28 21.94%
2019 5,909,000 0.28 21.60%
2018 5,813,000 0.29 21.25%
2017 5,717,000 0.29 20.90%
2016 5,622,000 0.29 20.55%
2015 5,526,000 0.30 20.20%
2014 5,430,000 0.30 19.85%
2013 5,335,000 0.30 19.50%
2012 5,239,000 0.31 19.15%
2011 5,143,000 0.31 18.80%
2010 5,048,000 0.31 18.45%
2009 4,952,000 0.32 18.10%
2008 4,857,000 0.32 17.75%
2007 4,761,000 0.32 17.40%
2006 4,665,000 0.33 17.05%
2005 4,570,000 0.33 16.70%
2004 4,474,000 0.33 16.35%
2003 4,378,000 0.34 16.00%
2002 4,283,000 0.34 15.65%
2001 4,187,000 0.34 15.30%
2000 4,091,000 0.34 14.95%
1999 3,996,000 0.35 14.61%
1998 3,900,000 0.35 14.25%
1997 3,780,000 0.35 13.82%
1996 3,480,000 0.33 12.72%
1995 3,380,000 0.33 12.35%
1994 3,361,000 0.33 12.28%
1993 3,430,000 0.35 12.54%
1992 3,455,000 0.36 12.63%
1991 3,480,000 0.37 12.72%
1990 3,505,000 0.38 12.81%
1989 3,530,000 0.40 12.90%
1988 3,494,000 0.40 12.77%
1987 3,075,000 0.36 11.24%
1986 3,025,000 0.37 11.06%
1985 2,980,000 0.37 10.89%
1984 2,930,000 0.38 10.71%
1983 2,885,000 0.38 10.54%
1982 2,840,000 0.39 10.38%
1981 2,790,000 0.39 10.20%
1980 2,745,000 0.40 10.03%
1979 2,700,000 0.40 9.87%
1978 2,650,000 0.40 9.69%
1977 2,600,000 0.41 9.50%
1976 2,550,000 0.41 9.32%
1975 2,506,000 0.41 9.16%
1974 2,433,000 0.40 8.89%
1973 2,353,000 0.40 8.60%
1972 2,282,000 0.39 8.34%
1971 2,200,000 0.39 8.04%
1970 2,216,000 0.39 8.10%
1969 2,202,000 0.40 8.05%
1968 2,190,000 0.40 8.00%
1967 2,180,000 0.41 7.97%
1966 2,170,000 0.41 7.93%
1965 2,159,000 0.42 7.89%
1964 2,149,000 0.42 7.85%
1963 2,144,000 0.43 7.84%
1962 2,134,000 0.43 7.80%
1961 2,124,000 0.44 7.76%
1960 0 0.00 0.00%