Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre was 0.3305 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso is 0.3305 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 154.5% on the previous year and up 9,549.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.3305 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 2004.
Burkina Faso ranks 31st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +77.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +85.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +67.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +71.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0183 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1299 units per square kilometre | +536.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3305 units per square kilometre | +154.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1249 units per square kilometre | 0.0187 units per square kilometre | 0.3305 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4231 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 0.3787 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Grenada 0.3618 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Singapore 0.3189 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Sri Lanka 0.2922 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Somalia 0.2857 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.3305 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3305 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9,549.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.