Burkina Faso Land Use and Fertilizer Data from FAOSTAT

FAOSTAT data for Burkina Faso covering land use and agricultural inputs. The dataset includes categories for Land, Inputs and Sustainability, specifically Fertilizers by Product, Fertilizers by Nutrient, and Land Use. It is sourced from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in fertilizer application based on product and nutrient categories mentioned in the description.
• Model land use change and its relationship to agricultural inputs for Burkina Faso.
• Assess agricultural sustainability indicators based on the combined land and input data.
• Benchmark Burkina Faso's fertilizer usage against regional or global data from the same FAOSTAT source.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
• Covers multiple integrated categories: land use, fertilizers by product, and fertilizers by nutrient.
• License is CC-BY-3.0-IGO, permitting open sharing and adaptation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations via FAOSTAT bulk data service.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national and international agricultural statistics.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-10 05:53:59.788221; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Burkina Faso