Bananas — Area harvested in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Bananas — Area harvested was 1,836 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Bananas — Area harvested in Burkina Faso, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1,836 ha for bananas — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested in Burkina Faso peaked at 2,200 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,400 ha, in 2019.
Burkina Faso ranks 97th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Bananas — Area harvested in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2,000 ha | — |
| 2014 | 2,100 ha | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,900 ha | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2,200 ha | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 2,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,400 ha | -36.4% |
| 2020 | 1,800 ha | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 1,807 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,817 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,845 ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,836 ha | -0.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1,836 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 48,505 ha, 4% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1,836 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,390 ha, 15% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,971 ha | 1,400 ha | 2,200 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,821 ha | 1,800 ha | 1,845 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3731 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6223 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested in Burkina Faso?
- Bananas — area harvested in Burkina Faso was 1,836 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2,200 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,400 ha in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for bananas — area harvested?
- Burkina Faso ranks 97th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Bananas — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.