Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 119.85 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Burkina Faso stood at 119.85 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Burkina Faso peaked at 192.2 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 119.85 1000 ha, in 2016.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd of 239 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 192.2 1000 ha | 192.2 1000 ha | 192.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 140.1 1000 ha | 134.31 1000 ha | 192.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.3 1000 ha | 119.85 1000 ha | 134.31 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.85 1000 ha | 119.85 1000 ha | 119.85 1000 ha | 6 |
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More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Share co2 vs population 0.4897 (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 24.07 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.3% (2025)
- Urban population 6.96 million (2025)
- Urban population 28.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.2763 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 95.79 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.2763 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.2763 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Burkina Faso?
- Net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Burkina Faso was 119.85 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 192.2 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 119.85 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).