Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Cereal production

Burkina Faso
5.21 million metric tons
in 2024
Guinea
5.39 million metric tons
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Guinea rank
53rd

Cereal production over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guinea
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 5.39 million metric tons against 5.21 million metric tons in Burkina Faso, a difference of 175,580 metric tons.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Guinea ranks 53rd of 181 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 962,243 metric tons 484,158 metric tons 478,085 metric tons Burkina Faso
1970s 1.05 million metric tons 603,534 metric tons 442,227 metric tons Burkina Faso
1980s 1.49 million metric tons 875,630 metric tons 614,294 metric tons Burkina Faso
1990s 2.34 million metric tons 1.33 million metric tons 1.01 million metric tons Burkina Faso
2000s 3.34 million metric tons 2.22 million metric tons 1.12 million metric tons Burkina Faso
2010s 4.54 million metric tons 3.47 million metric tons 1.07 million metric tons Burkina Faso
2020s 5.08 million metric tons 4.77 million metric tons 308,710 metric tons Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
Guinea, at 5.39 million metric tons against 5.21 million metric tons in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal production between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
175,580 metric tons, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for cereal production?
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Guinea ranks 53rd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit
metric tons
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.