Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.0467 ha per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.0428 ha per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
22nd
Kenya rank
25th
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0467 ha per person against 0.0428 ha per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0039 ha per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 25th of 150 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.032 ha per person | 0.1158 ha per person | 0.0838 ha per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.0164 ha per person | 0.1052 ha per person | 0.0888 ha per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.0203 ha per person | 0.0693 ha per person | 0.0491 ha per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.0211 ha per person | 0.0551 ha per person | 0.034 ha per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.031 ha per person | 0.0471 ha per person | 0.0161 ha per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.047 ha per person | 0.0466 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.0508 ha per person | 0.0415 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.0467 ha per person against 0.0428 ha per person in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 0.0039 ha per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 25th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.