Terrestrial protected areas in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Terrestrial protected areas was 16.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Burkina Faso, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Burkina Faso is 16.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Burkina Faso peaked at 16.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2017.
Burkina Faso ranks 109th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.8% | — |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.4% | 16.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 107 Ethiopia 17.0% compare
- 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.9% compare
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 16.5% compare
- 110 Curaçao 16.5% compare
- 112 American Samoa 16.4% compare
- 112 Belgium 16.4% compare
- 112 Denmark 16.4% compare
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 terrestrial protected areas in Burkina Faso?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Burkina Faso was 16.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Burkina Faso ranks 109th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.