Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Burkina Faso
86.0%
in 2023
Nigeria
86.3%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
51st
Nigeria rank
49th
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 86.3% against 86.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 49th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 80.2% | 19.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 82.7% | 17.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 83.0% | 17.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 80.4% | 19.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 82.1% | 17.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 87.5% | 5.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 85.2% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 86.3% against 86.0% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 0.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Burkina Faso ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 49th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use β after accounting for trade β that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.