Mountain area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mountain area was 228 kmsq in 2021. β¬ Flat
Latest (2021)
228 kmsq
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 181 countries
All-time high
228 kmsq
in 2000
All-time low
228 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000β2021
Mountain area in Burkina Faso, 2000β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 228 kmsq for mountain area in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain area in Burkina Faso peaked at 228 kmsq in 2000 and was at its lowest, 228 kmsq, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 157th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 228 kmsq | 228 kmsq | 228 kmsq | 2 |
| 2010s | 228 kmsq | 228 kmsq | 228 kmsq | 3 |
| 2020s | 228 kmsq | 228 kmsq | 228 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 154 Senegal 287 kmsq compare
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 260 kmsq compare
- 156 Faroe Islands 244 kmsq compare
- 158 Uruguay 191 kmsq compare
- 159 Saint Helena 173 kmsq compare
- 160 Martinique 170 kmsq compare
More development goals data for Burkina Faso
- Red List Index 0.9836 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 694.47 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 86.08 constant US$ (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 mountain area in Burkina Faso?
- Mountain area in Burkina Faso was 228 kmsq in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 228 kmsq in 2000.
- What is the lowest mountain area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 228 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mountain area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 157th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain 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 Mountain area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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