Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number was 118.33 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 118.33 for cereals, primary — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross production index number in Burkina Faso peaked at 118.33 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.26, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 46th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.26 | — |
| 1962 | 20.74 | +20.2% |
| 1963 | 21.59 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 24.2 | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 22.36 | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 23.34 | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 23.8 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 25.6 | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 24.86 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 25.58 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 20.99 | -17.9% |
| 1972 | 20.73 | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 19.5 | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 25.25 | +29.5% |
| 1975 | 29.2 | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 23.82 | -18.4% |
| 1977 | 26.03 | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 27.43 | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 27.48 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 24.58 | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 29.78 | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 28.58 | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 26.42 | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 25.59 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 37.36 | +46.0% |
| 1986 | 44 | +17.8% |
| 1987 | 38.26 | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 49.35 | +29.0% |
| 1989 | 45.22 | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 35.04 | -22.5% |
| 1991 | 56.85 | +62.2% |
| 1992 | 56.87 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 59.41 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 52.63 | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 53.75 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 58.14 | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 46.63 | -19.8% |
| 1998 | 62.59 | +34.2% |
| 1999 | 63.13 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 53.06 | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 71.86 | +35.4% |
| 2002 | 71.38 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 81.88 | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 66.6 | -18.7% |
| 2005 | 83.41 | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 84.18 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 70.97 | -15.7% |
| 2008 | 100.04 | +41.0% |
| 2009 | 83.91 | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 104.26 | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 83.21 | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 110.79 | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 109.91 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 101.37 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 95.34 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 103.28 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 91.65 | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 117.15 | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 110.96 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 116.6 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 104.16 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 116.06 | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 116.19 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 118.33 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.64 | 17.26 | 25.6 | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.6 | 19.5 | 29.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.91 | 24.58 | 49.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.5 | 35.04 | 63.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.73 | 53.06 | 100.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.79 | 83.21 | 117.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.27 | 104.16 | 118.33 | 5 |
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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)
- 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, primary — gross production index number in Burkina Faso?
- Cereals, primary — gross production index number in Burkina Faso was 118.33 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross production index number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 118.33 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross production index number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.26 in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cereals, primary — gross production index number?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross production index number rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.