Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Burkina Faso 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -32.2% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 2.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -32.2% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — area, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Net forest conversion — area, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net forest conversion — area, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.