Burkina Faso vs Netherlands: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Burkina Faso
64.26 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Netherlands
62.73 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
58th
Netherlands rank
61st
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use over time
- Burkina Faso
- Netherlands
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 64.26 billion kilocalories per day against 62.73 billion kilocalories per day in Netherlands, a difference of 1.54 billion kilocalories per day.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 58th and Netherlands ranks 61st of 191 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.84 billion kilocalories per day | 37.00 billion kilocalories per day | 29.16 billion kilocalories per day | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 9.28 billion kilocalories per day | 41.46 billion kilocalories per day | 32.18 billion kilocalories per day | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 13.73 billion kilocalories per day | 45.00 billion kilocalories per day | 31.27 billion kilocalories per day | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 22.99 billion kilocalories per day | 50.89 billion kilocalories per day | 27.90 billion kilocalories per day | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 33.11 billion kilocalories per day | 52.33 billion kilocalories per day | 19.23 billion kilocalories per day | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 48.69 billion kilocalories per day | 55.68 billion kilocalories per day | 6.99 billion kilocalories per day | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 60.65 billion kilocalories per day | 61.72 billion kilocalories per day | 1.07 billion kilocalories per day | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use, Burkina Faso or Netherlands?
- Burkina Faso, at 64.26 billion kilocalories per day against 62.73 billion kilocalories per day in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use between Burkina Faso and Netherlands?
- 1.54 billion kilocalories per day, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Netherlands rank globally for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 58th and Netherlands ranks 61st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total caloric supply of all agricultural produce, both crops and livestock. Data for world regions has been adjusted for changes in historical boundaries and limited coverage, so that long-term trends can be visualized.