Cassava yields in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cassava yields was 15.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.77
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
30th
of 101 countries
All-time high
15.77
in 2024
All-time low
1.84
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cassava yields in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 15.77 for cassava yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava yields in Burkina Faso peaked at 15.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.84, in 1988.
Burkina Faso ranks 30th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.58 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.6 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.12 | 1.84 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.96 | 2.96 | 12.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.01 | 12.63 | 14.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.27 | 15.04 | 15.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.64 | 15.46 | 15.77 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.9% (2025)
- Rural population 17.11 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 71.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 19.94 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 19.94 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 4.35 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava yields in Burkina Faso?
- Cassava yields in Burkina Faso was 15.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cassava yields recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 15.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cassava yields recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 in 1988.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cassava yields?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava yields rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cassava yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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