Deforestation statistics for Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 20,903,273 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 2.90% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 76 |
| Net migration | -25,000 |
| Fertility rate | 5.2 |
| Median age | 18 |
| Urban population share | 31% |
Burkina Faso: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 273,600 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 132 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 0.0% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 131 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 99.3% |
Burkina Faso: Annual forest and tree cover data
Burkina Faso: Tree cover loss by year
30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares|
Year: Hectares 2001: 59 2002: 4 2003: 2 2004: 9 2005: 17 2006: 5 2007: 3 2008: 5 2009: 5 2010: 7 2011: 15 2012: 0 2013: 0 2014: 0 2015: 0 2016: 0 2017: 0 2018: 0 2019: 0 2020: 0 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boucle du Mouhoun | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 100.0% |
| Nord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Plateau-Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sahel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sud-Ouest | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Cascades | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90.4% |
| Centre-Est | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Centre-Nord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre-Ouest | 50 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 100.0% |
| Centre-Sud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Est | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 97.2% |
| Haut-Bassins | 40 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 99.8% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haut-Bassins | Tuy | 22 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 100.0% |
| Boucle du Mouhoun | Banwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Boucle du Mouhoun | Kossi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Boucle du Mouhoun | Mouhoun | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Boucle du Mouhoun | Nayala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Boucle du Mouhoun | Sourou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nord | Loroum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nord | Passoré | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nord | Yatenga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Nord | Zondoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Plateau-Central | Ganzourgou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Plateau-Central | Kourwéogo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Plateau-Central | Oubritenga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sahel | Oudalan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sahel | Séno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sahel | Soum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sahel | Yagha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sud-Ouest | Bougouriba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sud-Ouest | Ioba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sud-Ouest | Noumbiel | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Sud-Ouest | Poni | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Cascades | Comoé | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Cascades | Léraba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre-Est | Boulgou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre-Est | Koulpélogo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Centre-Est | Kouritenga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre-Nord | Bam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre-Nord | Namentenga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre-Nord | Sanmatenga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre-Ouest | Boulkiemdé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre-Ouest | Sanguié | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre-Ouest | Sissili | 50 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 100.0% |
| Centre-Ouest | Ziro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre-Sud | Bazèga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre-Sud | Nahouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre-Sud | Zoundwéogo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Centre | Kadiogo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Est | Gnagna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Est | Gourma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Est | Komandjoari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Est | Kompienga | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 100.0% |
| Est | Tapoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Haut-Bassins | Houet | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 100.0% |
| Haut-Bassins | Kénédougou | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Boucle du Mouhoun | Balé | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 100.0% |
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2019 forest data for Burkina Faso | Archived forest data for Burkina Faso | Forest data for Burkina Faso
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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