Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0277 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0277 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0446 ha per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 ha per person, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 3rd out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0047 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0074 ha per person | +57.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0092 ha per person | +23.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0104 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0096 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.01 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0123 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0132 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0154 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0144 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.013 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0121 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0113 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0102 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0111 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0126 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0107 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0109 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0121 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0108 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0091 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0098 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0101 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0106 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0118 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0154 ha per person | +30.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0201 ha per person | +30.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0196 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0182 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0182 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0258 ha per person | +42.3% |
| 1992 | 0.018 ha per person | -30.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 ha per person | -32.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0196 ha per person | +61.6% |
| 1995 | 0.014 ha per person | -28.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0188 ha per person | +34.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0253 ha per person | +34.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0298 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0183 ha per person | -38.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0175 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0281 ha per person | +60.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0325 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0339 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0386 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0446 ha per person | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0396 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0255 ha per person | -35.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0351 ha per person | +37.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0259 ha per person | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0286 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0237 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0309 ha per person | +30.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0356 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0357 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0297 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0339 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0425 ha per person | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0232 ha per person | -45.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0282 ha per person | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0264 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0278 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0307 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0266 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0277 ha per person | +4.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0277 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.002 ha per person, 14.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0277 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 25.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0103 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0154 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0136 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0201 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.02 ha per person | 0.0121 ha per person | 0.0298 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0321 ha per person | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.0446 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0312 ha per person | 0.0232 ha per person | 0.0425 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0278 ha per person | 0.0264 ha per person | 0.0307 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 Turkmenistan 0.0774 ha per person compare
- 2 Benin 0.037 ha per person compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 0.0265 ha per person compare
- 5 Mali 0.0256 ha per person compare
- 6 Greece 0.0242 ha per person 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0277 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0446 ha per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 3rd out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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.
About this data
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.