Burkina Faso - Agricultural area

12,740 (thousand hectares) in 2021

In 2021, agricultural area for Burkina Faso was 12,740 thousand hectares. Between 1972 and 2021, agricultural area of Burkina Faso grew substantially from 8,302 to 12,740 thousand hectares rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 4.64% in 1988 and then decreased to 1.00% in 2021.

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What is agricultural area?

Agricultural area, this category is the sum of areas under “Arable land and Permanent crops” and “Permanent pastures”.

What is Burkina Faso agricultural area?