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Burkina Faso · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 9 with data

Land

Forest area (% of land area)

% of land area

129th of 213 · 26th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Forest coverBurkina Faso's forest cover fell from 28.2 % in 1990 to 22.2 % in 2023.199019952000200520102015202020%22%24%26%28%30%22.2 %

Burkina Faso's forest cover fell from 28.2 % in 1990 to 22.2 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

69th of 213 · 24th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Forest areaBurkina Faso's forest area fell from 75,166 km in 1994 to 60,664 km in 2023.19952000200520102015202055k60k65k70k75k80k60,664 km

Burkina Faso's forest area fell from 75,166 km in 1994 to 60,664 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

109th of 213 · 25th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Burkina Faso's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 15.8 % in 2013 to 16.8 % in 2025.20142016201820202022202415%15%16%16%17%17%16.8 %

Burkina Faso's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 15.8 % in 2013 to 16.8 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

55th of 209 · 20th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Agricultural land (% of land area)Burkina Faso's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 38.2 % in 1994 to 53.4 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202035%40%45%50%55%53.4 %

Burkina Faso's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 38.2 % in 1994 to 53.4 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

32nd of 206 · 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Arable land (% of land area)Burkina Faso's arable land (% of land area) rose from 16.0 % in 1994 to 28.9 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202010%15%20%25%30%28.9 %

Burkina Faso's arable land (% of land area) rose from 16.0 % in 1994 to 28.9 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

173rd of 200 · 38th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Air pollution (PM2.5)Burkina Faso's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 38.9 in 1994 to 37.3 in 2023.19952000200520102015202030354045505537.3

Burkina Faso's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 38.9 in 1994 to 37.3 in 2023.

Water

Water stress

% of internal resources

81st of 175 · 31st in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Water stressBurkina Faso's water stress rose from 3.2 % in 1993 to 6.5 % in 2022.1995200020052010201520200%2%4%6%6.5 %

Burkina Faso's water stress rose from 3.2 % in 1993 to 6.5 % in 2022.

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

154th of 181 · 42nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaBurkina Faso's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,266 in 1993 to 555.3 in 2022.1995200020052010201520204006008001,0001,2001,400555.3

Burkina Faso's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 1,266 in 1993 to 555.3 in 2022.

Access

Safe sanitation

% of population

118th of 141 · 14th in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Safe sanitationBurkina Faso's safe sanitation rose from 5.9 % in 2000 to 24.7 % in 2024.200020052010201520200%5%10%15%20%25%24.7 %

Burkina Faso's safe sanitation rose from 5.9 % in 2000 to 24.7 % in 2024.

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