Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 86.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 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 %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 86.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2019.
That places Burkina Faso 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.0% | — |
| 1962 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 80.8% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 81.9% | 86.2% | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 86.0% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.