Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1847 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.1847 ha per person for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.4296 ha per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1831 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 24th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3666 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3807 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3886 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3814 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.381 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3854 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4296 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3199 ha per person | -25.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3882 ha per person | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3675 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3483 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3287 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3221 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3694 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3656 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3175 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3265 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.308 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.301 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2647 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3085 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2901 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2879 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2376 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2792 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3283 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3017 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3326 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3251 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2761 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2981 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2953 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2735 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2798 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2611 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2541 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2614 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2659 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2555 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2232 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2613 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2609 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2735 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2285 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2324 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2127 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2241 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2747 ha per person | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2304 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2653 ha per person | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2211 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2371 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.238 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1909 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2078 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2024 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.22 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2038 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1911 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1934 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1911 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1831 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1847 ha per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3801 ha per person | 0.3199 ha per person | 0.4296 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3354 ha per person | 0.301 ha per person | 0.3694 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2956 ha per person | 0.2376 ha per person | 0.3326 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2721 ha per person | 0.2541 ha per person | 0.2981 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2422 ha per person | 0.2127 ha per person | 0.2747 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2186 ha per person | 0.1909 ha per person | 0.2653 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1887 ha per person | 0.1831 ha per person | 0.1934 ha per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.1847 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4296 ha per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1831 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.