Burkina Faso vs Jamaica: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
1.2 kg per hectare
in 2024
Jamaica
1.14 kg per hectare
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
154th
Jamaica rank
157th
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Jamaica
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.2 kg per hectare against 1.14 kg per hectare in Jamaica, a difference of 0.06 kg per hectare.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Jamaica ranks 157th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4917 kg per hectare | 1.1 kg per hectare | 0.6132 kg per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.509 kg per hectare | 1.56 kg per hectare | 1.05 kg per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.6269 kg per hectare | 1.64 kg per hectare | 1.02 kg per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.8346 kg per hectare | 1.31 kg per hectare | 0.4793 kg per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1 kg per hectare | 1.23 kg per hectare | 0.2255 kg per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.13 kg per hectare | 1.19 kg per hectare | 0.0649 kg per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.2 kg per hectare | 1.13 kg per hectare | 0.0619 kg per hectare | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Jamaica?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.2 kg per hectare against 1.14 kg per hectare in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Jamaica?
- 0.06 kg per hectare, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Jamaica rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 154th and Jamaica ranks 157th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.