Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 1.2 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.2 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
154th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.26 kg per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.4085 kg per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.2 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.26 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4085 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 154th out of 180 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.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4085 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4779 kg per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4731 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5225 kg per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4857 kg per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4954 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4523 kg per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6258 kg per hectare | +38.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4845 kg per hectare | -22.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5166 kg per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4445 kg per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4612 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4366 kg per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4882 kg per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5581 kg per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4994 kg per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5288 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5764 kg per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5801 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5698 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5766 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5683 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5149 kg per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5899 kg per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7088 kg per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6995 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6417 kg per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7269 kg per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6729 kg per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6002 kg per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8766 kg per hectare | +46.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8715 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9362 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7879 kg per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8511 kg per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9165 kg per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7045 kg per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 0.889 kg per hectare | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9129 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8564 kg per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9678 kg per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9427 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9963 kg per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9407 kg per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.13 kg per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9361 kg per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 kg per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.06 kg per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9951 kg per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 1.16 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.23 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.17 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.14 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 kg per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 1.15 kg per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.16 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.26 kg per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 kg per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 1.22 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.2 kg per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.2 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 89% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4917 kg per hectare | 0.4085 kg per hectare | 0.6258 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.509 kg per hectare | 0.4366 kg per hectare | 0.5801 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6269 kg per hectare | 0.5149 kg per hectare | 0.7269 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8346 kg per hectare | 0.6002 kg per hectare | 0.9362 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 kg per hectare | 0.8564 kg per hectare | 1.2 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 kg per hectare | 0.9951 kg per hectare | 1.23 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 kg per hectare | 1.1 kg per hectare | 1.26 kg per hectare | 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)
- 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 yield vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 1.2 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4085 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 154th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.