What is land area in Burkina Faso?

Land area in Burkina Faso was 273,600 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Burkina Faso?

The highest recorded value was 273,600 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Burkina Faso?

The lowest recorded value was 273,600 sq. km in 1961.

How does Burkina Faso rank for land area?

Burkina Faso ranks 74th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Burkina Faso

Name: Land area in Burkina Faso
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Burkina Faso: Land area was 273,600 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

273,600 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

74th

of 216 countries

All-time high

273,600 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

273,600 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 273,600 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Burkina Faso peaked at 273,600 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 273,600 sq. km, in 1961.

Burkina Faso ranks 74th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	9
1970s	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	10
1980s	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	10
1990s	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	10
2000s	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	10
2010s	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	10
2020s	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	273,600 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

71 Finland 303,960 sq. km compare
72 Philippines 298,170 sq. km compare
73 Italy 295,720 sq. km compare
75 New Zealand 263,310 sq. km compare
76 Gabon 257,670 sq. km compare
77 Ecuador 248,360 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso

Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Rural population 71.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
Rural population 17.11 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.9% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.51 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 4.35 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 1,198 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 5.21 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Burkina Faso?: Land area in Burkina Faso was 273,600 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 273,600 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 273,600 sq. km in 1961.
How does Burkina Faso rank for land area?: Burkina Faso ranks 74th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.