Surface area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Surface area was 274,200 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area in Burkina Faso is 274,200 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Burkina Faso peaked at 274,220 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 274,200 sq. km, in 2019.
That places Burkina Faso 74th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 274,220 sq. km | 274,220 sq. km | 274,220 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 274,220 sq. km | 274,220 sq. km | 274,220 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 274,220 sq. km | 274,220 sq. km | 274,220 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 274,220 sq. km | 274,220 sq. km | 274,220 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 274,220 sq. km | 274,220 sq. km | 274,220 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 274,218 sq. km | 274,200 sq. km | 274,220 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 274,200 sq. km | 274,200 sq. km | 274,200 sq. km | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Burkina Faso?
- Surface area in Burkina Faso was 274,200 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest surface area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 274,220 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 274,200 sq. km in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for surface area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 74th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.