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Forest area — Burkina Faso

Forest area in Burkina Faso in 2023 — 60,664 km². Ranked 69 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 21.4%.

2023 60,664 km² −0.82% vs 2022
World rank 69of 213
Period maximum 77,166 km²1990
Period minimum 60,664 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Burkina Faso, 1990–202360,00065,00070,00075,00080,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 77,166 km²1991: 76,666 km²1992: 76,166 km²1993: 75,666 km²1994: 75,166 km²1995: 74,666 km²1996: 74,165 km²1997: 73,665 km²1998: 73,165 km²1999: 72,665 km²2000: 72,165 km²2001: 71,665 km²2002: 71,165 km²2003: 70,665 km²2004: 70,165 km²2005: 69,665 km²2006: 69,165 km²2007: 68,665 km²2008: 68,165 km²2009: 67,665 km²2010: 67,165 km²2011: 66,665 km²2012: 66,165 km²2013: 65,664 km²2014: 65,164 km²2015: 64,664 km²2016: 64,164 km²2017: 63,664 km²2018: 63,164 km²2019: 62,664 km²2020: 62,164 km²2021: 61,664 km²2022: 61,164 km²2023: 60,664 km²
Change over the period: −16,502 (−21.39%) Average annual rate: -0.73 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 60,664 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Western Africa computed 827,756 km²
Low-income countries computed 2.93M km²
Forest area — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 60,664 −500 −0.82%
2022 61,164 −500 −0.81%
2021 61,664 −500 −0.8%
2020 62,164 −500 −0.8%
2019 62,664 −500 −0.79%
2018 63,164 −500 −0.79%
2017 63,664 −500 −0.78%
2016 64,164 −500 −0.77%
2015 64,664 −500 −0.77%
2014 65,164 −500 −0.76%
2013 65,664 −500 −0.76%
2012 66,165 −500 −0.75%
2011 66,665 −500 −0.74%
2010 67,165 −500 −0.74%
2009 67,665 −500 −0.73%
2008 68,165 −500 −0.73%
2007 68,665 −500 −0.72%
2006 69,165 −500 −0.72%
2005 69,665 −500 −0.71%
2004 70,165 −500 −0.71%
2003 70,665 −500 −0.7%
2002 71,165 −500 −0.7%
2001 71,665 −500 −0.69%
2000 72,165 −500 −0.69%
1999 72,665 −500 −0.68%
1998 73,165 −500 −0.68%
1997 73,665 −500 −0.67%
1996 74,165 −500 −0.67%
1995 74,666 −500 −0.67%
1994 75,166 −500 −0.66%
1993 75,666 −500 −0.66%
1992 76,166 −500 −0.65%
1991 76,666 −500 −0.65%
1990 77,166 — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 211,371 ML Mali 132,960 GH Ghana 80,074 SN Senegal 79,482 LR Liberia 75,267 GN Guinea 60,690 BF Burkina Faso 60,664 BJ Benin 29,852 CI Côte d'Ivoire 24,981 SL Sierra Leone 24,757 GW Guinea-Bissau 19,547 TG Togo 12,004 NE Niger 10,424 MR Mauritania 2,964 GM Gambia 2,255 CV Cabo Verde 466
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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