Mountain green cover area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mountain green cover area was 8.1 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
8.1
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
130th
of 168 countries
All-time high
8.1
in 2021
All-time low
3.6
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Mountain green cover area in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 8.1 for mountain green cover area in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover area in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 130th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mountain green cover area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6 | — |
| 2005 | 3.8 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 4.4 | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 5.9 | +34.1% |
| 2018 | 7.2 | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 8.1 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.83 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 127 Benin 12.8 compare
- 128 Iceland 10.9 compare
- 129 Uruguay 10.6 compare
- 130 Martinique 8.1 compare
- 132 Guadeloupe 7.8 compare
- 133 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 6.3 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 mountain green cover area in Burkina Faso?
- Mountain green cover area in Burkina Faso was 8.1 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain green cover area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mountain green cover area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 130th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mountain green cover area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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