Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre was 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 129th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0046 tonnes per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 126 Namibia 0.0073 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 127 Syria 0.0054 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 128 Mongolia 0.0038 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 130 Madagascar 0.0034 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 131 India 0.0024 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 132 Venezuela 0.0023 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 129th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.