Burkina Faso vs Niger: Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use
Burkina Faso
64.26 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Niger
69.43 billion kilocalories per day
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
58th
Niger rank
56th
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 69.43 billion kilocalories per day against 64.26 billion kilocalories per day in Burkina Faso, a difference of 5.17 billion kilocalories per day.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 58th and Niger ranks 56th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.84 billion kilocalories per day | 6.96 billion kilocalories per day | 881.95 million kilocalories per day | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 9.28 billion kilocalories per day | 10.27 billion kilocalories per day | 991.10 million kilocalories per day | Niger |
| 1980s | 13.73 billion kilocalories per day | 14.34 billion kilocalories per day | 616.86 million kilocalories per day | Niger |
| 1990s | 22.99 billion kilocalories per day | 19.26 billion kilocalories per day | 3.74 billion kilocalories per day | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 33.11 billion kilocalories per day | 31.65 billion kilocalories per day | 1.46 billion kilocalories per day | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 48.69 billion kilocalories per day | 50.67 billion kilocalories per day | 1.98 billion kilocalories per day | Niger |
| 2020s | 60.65 billion kilocalories per day | 66.32 billion kilocalories per day | 5.67 billion kilocalories per day | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 69.43 billion kilocalories per day against 64.26 billion kilocalories per day in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 5.17 billion kilocalories per day, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 58th and Niger ranks 56th 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.