Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.2 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
158th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.4085 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.2 tonnes per hectare for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.26 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4085 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 158th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4085 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4779 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4731 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5225 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4857 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4954 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4523 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6258 tonnes per hectare | +38.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4845 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5166 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4445 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4612 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4366 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4882 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5581 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4994 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5288 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5764 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5801 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5698 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5766 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5683 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5149 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5899 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 0.7088 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6995 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6417 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7269 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6729 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6002 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8766 tonnes per hectare | +46.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8715 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9362 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7879 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8511 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9165 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7045 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 0.889 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9129 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8564 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9678 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9427 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9963 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9407 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9361 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9951 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4917 tonnes per hectare | 0.4085 tonnes per hectare | 0.6258 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.509 tonnes per hectare | 0.4366 tonnes per hectare | 0.5801 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6269 tonnes per hectare | 0.5149 tonnes per hectare | 0.7269 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8346 tonnes per hectare | 0.6002 tonnes per hectare | 0.9362 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8564 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.9951 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Burkina Faso?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Burkina Faso was 1.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4085 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Burkina Faso ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.