Cereal yields in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cereal yields was 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Burkina Faso is 1.2 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.26 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4085 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 157th out of 185 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 tonnes per hectare | 0.4085 tonnes per hectare | 0.6258 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.509 tonnes per hectare | 0.4366 tonnes per hectare | 0.5801 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6269 tonnes per hectare | 0.5149 tonnes per hectare | 0.7269 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8346 tonnes per hectare | 0.6002 tonnes per hectare | 0.9362 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8564 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.9951 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 4.35 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Burkina Faso?
- Cereal yields in Burkina Faso was 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4085 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cereal yields?
- Burkina Faso ranks 157th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.