Land area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land area was 27,360 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
27,360
World rank
66th
of 219 countries
All-time high
27,360
in 1990
All-time low
27,360
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, land area in Burkina Faso stood at 27,360. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Burkina Faso peaked at 27,360 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27,360, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 66th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,360 | — |
| 2000 | 27,360 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27,360 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27,360 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27,360 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27,360 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,360 | 27,360 | 27,360 | 1 |
| 2000s | 27,360 | 27,360 | 27,360 | 1 |
| 2010s | 27,360 | 27,360 | 27,360 | 2 |
| 2020s | 27,360 | 27,360 | 27,360 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 63 Finland 30,396 compare
- 64 Philippines 29,817 compare
- 65 Italy 29,572 compare
- 67 Western Sahara 26,600 compare
- 68 New Zealand 26,331 compare
- 69 Gabon 25,767 compare
More development goals data for Burkina Faso
- Red List Index 0.9836 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 694.47 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 86.08 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,762 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Burkina Faso?
- Land area in Burkina Faso was 27,360 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 27,360 in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,360 in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 66th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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