Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.2212 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2212 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
67th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.2857 metric tons per person
in 2008
All-time low
0.1402 metric tons per person
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.2212 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2857 metric tons per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1402 metric tons per person, in 1984.
Burkina Faso ranks 67th of 181 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.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1498 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1819 metric tons per person | +21.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1839 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1993 metric tons per person | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.185 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1909 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1943 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2002 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1881 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1899 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1548 metric tons per person | -18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1516 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1406 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1803 metric tons per person | +28.2% |
| 1975 | 0.204 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1586 metric tons per person | -22.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1726 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1775 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1746 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1508 metric tons per person | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1779 metric tons per person | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1648 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1482 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1402 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1979 metric tons per person | +41.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2297 metric tons per person | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1936 metric tons per person | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2418 metric tons per person | +24.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2188 metric tons per person | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1657 metric tons per person | -24.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2613 metric tons per person | +57.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2574 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.256 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2205 metric tons per person | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2222 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2329 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1842 metric tons per person | -20.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2364 metric tons per person | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2333 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1911 metric tons per person | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2529 metric tons per person | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 0.246 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2724 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.215 metric tons per person | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.262 metric tons per person | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2561 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2098 metric tons per person | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2857 metric tons per person | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2308 metric tons per person | -19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2819 metric tons per person | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 0.22 metric tons per person | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2853 metric tons per person | +29.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2752 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2452 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2231 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2362 metric tons per person | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2042 metric tons per person | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2535 metric tons per person | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2356 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2411 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2119 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2301 metric tons per person | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2236 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2212 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.2212 metric tons per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1333 metric tons per person, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.2212 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1017 metric tons per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1859 metric tons per person | 0.1498 metric tons per person | 0.2002 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1705 metric tons per person | 0.1406 metric tons per person | 0.204 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1864 metric tons per person | 0.1402 metric tons per person | 0.2418 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.227 metric tons per person | 0.1657 metric tons per person | 0.2613 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2422 metric tons per person | 0.1911 metric tons per person | 0.2857 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.246 metric tons per person | 0.2042 metric tons per person | 0.2853 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2256 metric tons per person | 0.2119 metric tons per person | 0.2411 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.2212 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2857 metric tons per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1402 metric tons per person in 1984.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 67th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.