Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application was 1.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.2
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
158th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.26
in 2020
All-time low
0.4085
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Burkina Faso stood at 1.2.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.26 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4085, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4917 | 0.4085 | 0.6258 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.509 | 0.4366 | 0.5801 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6269 | 0.5149 | 0.7269 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8346 | 0.6002 | 0.9362 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8564 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 | 0.9951 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.26 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7108 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 19.94 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 19.94 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Burkina Faso?
- Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Burkina Faso was 1.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4085 in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application?
- Burkina Faso ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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