Cotton yield in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cotton yield was 1.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.18
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
57th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1.38
in 2015
All-time low
0.1026
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cotton yield in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.18 for cotton yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yield in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.38 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1026, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 57th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2473 | 0.1026 | 0.447 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5811 | 0.2915 | 0.945 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 | 0.8344 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 | 0.891 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 | 0.9969 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 | 0.9993 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 0.9662 | 1.23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.9% (2025)
- Rural population 17.11 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 71.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 19.94 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 19.94 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 4.35 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yield in Burkina Faso?
- Cotton yield in Burkina Faso was 1.18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yield recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 in 2015.
- What is the lowest cotton yield recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1026 in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cotton yield?
- Burkina Faso ranks 57th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yield rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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