Burkina Faso — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Burkina Faso, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Burkina Faso was 12.27% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 30.33% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.63% per year.
Burkina Faso ranks 154 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 72%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Burkina Faso sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 60% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 26%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 34 of 48 economies; Cote d'Ivoire (12.12%) is just below it. That is 15% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 86th of 178 in 1990 → 124th of 207 in 2000 → 136th of 209 in 2010 → 148th of 214 in 2020 → 153rd of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.27% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 12.71% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 13.15% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 13.58% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 14.02% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 14.46% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 15.34% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 15.77% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 16.21% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 16.65% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 17.09% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 17.53% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 17.96% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 18.89% | -0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 19.38% | -0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 19.88% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 20.37% | -0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 20.86% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 21.35% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 21.84% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 22.33% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 22.82% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 23.31% | -0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 24.01% | -0.7 pp |
| 1998 | 24.72% | -0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 25.42% | -0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 26.12% | -0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 26.82% | -0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 27.52% | -0.7 pp |
| 1993 | 28.23% | -0.7 pp |
| 1992 | 28.93% | -0.7 pp |
| 1991 | 29.63% | -0.7 pp |
| 1990 | 30.33% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Burkina Faso’s Forest area in 1991?
29.63% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Burkina Faso’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -59.6% in total — about 2.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 12.27%; 2023: 12.71%; 2022: 13.15%; 2021: 13.58%; 2020: 14.02%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.