Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.031 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.031 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0328 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 ha per person, in 1984.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0268 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0244 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 0.02 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1964 | 0.025 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0252 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0267 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0267 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0277 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0248 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.025 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0253 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.018 ha per person | -28.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0283 ha per person | +56.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0299 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0266 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0255 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0257 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0231 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0228 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0152 ha per person | -33.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0179 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0211 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0182 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0144 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0208 ha per person | +44.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0256 ha per person | +23.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0229 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0265 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0203 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0207 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0189 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0242 ha per person | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 0.022 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0239 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0264 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0199 ha per person | -24.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0213 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0191 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0235 ha per person | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0199 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0269 ha per person | +35.5% |
| 2002 | 0.027 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0309 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0261 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0197 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0216 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.028 ha per person | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0242 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0292 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0253 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0233 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0232 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0254 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0206 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.023 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0306 ha per person | +32.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0279 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0193 ha per person | -30.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0232 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0312 ha per person | +34.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0294 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0277 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0328 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 0.031 ha per person | -5.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.031 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0171 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.031 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0088 ha per person, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0253 ha per person | 0.02 ha per person | 0.0277 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.025 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person | 0.0299 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0203 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 0.0265 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.022 ha per person | 0.0189 ha per person | 0.0264 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0253 ha per person | 0.0197 ha per person | 0.0309 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0242 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 0.0306 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0304 ha per person | 0.0277 ha per person | 0.0328 ha per person | 5 |
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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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.031 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0328 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 ha per person in 1984.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.