Agriculture in Burkina Faso
Total Land Area: 274,200 sq km
Land Area: 273,800 sq km
Water Area: 400 sq km
Climate Description: tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Terrain Description: mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast
Arable Land Use: 20.8%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.3%
Irrigated Land: 250 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 12.5 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdraw: 0.72 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdraw: 54.99 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: recurring droughts
Environmental Current Issues: recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
Total Labor Force: 7.692 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 22.4%
Agricultural Products Description: cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
Land Area: 273,800 sq km
Water Area: 400 sq km
Climate Description: tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Terrain Description: mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast
Arable Land Use: 20.8%
Permanent Crop Land Use: 0.3%
Irrigated Land: 250 sq km
Total Renewable Water Resources: 12.5 cu km
Total Freshwater Withdraw: 0.72 cu km/yr
Per Person Freshwater Withdraw: 54.99 cu m/yr
Natural Hazards Description: recurring droughts
Environmental Current Issues: recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
Total Labor Force: 7.692 million
% of Labor Force in Agriculture: 22.4%
Agricultural Products Description: cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
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