Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0728 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0728 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0728 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 147th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +28.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +47.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +49.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0255 tonnes per person | +354.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0345 tonnes per person | +35.4% |
| 1974 | 0.034 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -83.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +74.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | +38.9% |
| 1979 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.012 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +28.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | +58.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0334 tonnes per person | +38.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | -45.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0179 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0191 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.018 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0242 tonnes per person | +52.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0174 tonnes per person | -27.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | +68.3% |
| 1995 | 0.022 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | +37.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0248 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0288 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0249 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.019 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | +33.8% |
| 2006 | 0.024 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0208 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | +70.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0346 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0385 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0505 tonnes per person | +31.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0523 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0438 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0454 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.055 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0513 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0644 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 0.053 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0469 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0656 tonnes per person | +81.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0728 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0728 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0407 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0728 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +354.6% | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0255 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0158 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0345 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0188 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0334 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0237 tonnes per person | 0.0155 tonnes per person | 0.0317 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0231 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 0.0288 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0489 tonnes per person | 0.0346 tonnes per person | 0.0644 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0553 tonnes per person | 0.0361 tonnes per person | 0.0728 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0728 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0728 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 147th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.