Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 1,000 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Burkina Faso is 1,000 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,000 tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 129th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1997 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1998 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2003 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 2013 | 1,000 tonnes | — |
| 2014 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 1,000 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1,000 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,500 tonnes, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1,000 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,000 tonnes, 50% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 600 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 4 |
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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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Burkina Faso?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Burkina Faso was 1,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Burkina Faso ranks 129th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.