Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.7759 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.7759 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
34th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.8079 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0658 ha per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.7759 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.8079 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0658 ha per square kilometre, in 1991.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1968 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2443 ha per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1199 ha per square kilometre | -50.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1272 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1206 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1261 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1309 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1682 ha per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1467 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1474 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1462 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1479 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1423 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1191 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.151 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1645 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1166 ha per square kilometre | -29.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1279 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1462 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1337 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1443 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0918 ha per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0787 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0769 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1014 ha per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0826 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0692 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0799 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0745 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0841 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0658 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0906 ha per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1139 ha per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1595 ha per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1711 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2077 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1678 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1387 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1467 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2137 ha per square kilometre | +45.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1713 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1745 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.181 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1921 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1615 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1482 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2928 ha per square kilometre | +97.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3371 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4888 ha per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4981 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5002 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5075 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5273 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5216 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6219 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6034 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5883 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6479 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7373 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8079 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7254 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7759 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.7759 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7596 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.7759 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3312 ha per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1534 ha per square kilometre | 0.1199 ha per square kilometre | 0.2443 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1409 ha per square kilometre | 0.1166 ha per square kilometre | 0.1645 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0933 ha per square kilometre | 0.0692 ha per square kilometre | 0.1443 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.129 ha per square kilometre | 0.0658 ha per square kilometre | 0.2077 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2019 ha per square kilometre | 0.1467 ha per square kilometre | 0.3371 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5505 ha per square kilometre | 0.4888 ha per square kilometre | 0.6479 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7617 ha per square kilometre | 0.7254 ha per square kilometre | 0.8079 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.7759 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8079 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0658 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.