Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Burkina Faso is 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0365 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 124th out of 189 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0365 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0475 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0475 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0548 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0585 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0877 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0914 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0768 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0841 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1279 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1971 | 0.117 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5409 tonnes per square kilometre | +362.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7456 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7493 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1243 tonnes per square kilometre | -83.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1352 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2412 tonnes per square kilometre | +78.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3436 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3947 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3655 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3143 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4167 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4203 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6835 tonnes per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9759 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5519 tonnes per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5519 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6067 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5885 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8297 tonnes per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 1992 | 0.614 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5592 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9649 tonnes per square kilometre | +72.5% |
| 1995 | 0.837 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 1997 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 1.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2000 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9101 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9028 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2006 | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9101 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +75.5% |
| 2010 | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 2.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 3.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 2.92 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 3.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 3.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 3.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2019 | 4.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 3.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 5.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +85.9% |
| 2023 | 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 | +362.5% | 0.117 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5409 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.065 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0365 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0914 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.352 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.117 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7493 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5475 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3143 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9759 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.902 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9028 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 121 Uganda 6.58 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 122 Bahamas 6.29 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 123 Burundi 6.27 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 125 Bhutan 6.03 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 126 Saudi Arabia 5.9 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 127 Chile 5.79 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Burkina Faso?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Burkina Faso was 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0365 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Burkina Faso ranks 124th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- 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: which countries are net importers and exporters? 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.