Urban Open and Green Space Metrics for Burkina Faso, 1990-2020

United Nations Human Settlements Programme data provides metrics on urban open public spaces and green areas in Burkina Faso. The dataset includes the average share of urban areas allocated to streets and open public spaces, the share of the urban population with convenient access to such spaces, and green area per capita. Data points are available for the years 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020.

Use Cases

• Assess urban planning policies based on the share of urban area allocated to streets and open public spaces.
• Evaluate equitable access to public amenities based on the share of urban population within 400 meters of an open public space.
• Monitor urban sustainability trends based on green area per capita and the share of cities in green areas over time.

Strengths

• Data covers four distinct time points (1990, 2000, 2010, 2020), enabling longitudinal analysis.
• Includes multiple defined metrics, such as green area per capita in square meters and population access within a 400-meter walking distance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

United Nations Human Settlements Programmes, Data and Analytics Section

Time Range

1990, 2000, 2010, 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 22:49:25.821867; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Burkina Faso