Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.76 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso is 2.76 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.76 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3655 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Burkina Faso 9th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4751 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4386 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3655 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4642 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4751 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5117 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.519 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5482 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5117 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5276 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3827 ha per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6105 ha per square kilometre | +59.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6579 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.598 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5848 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6031 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5567 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5627 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3862 ha per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4682 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5667 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5024 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4105 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6087 ha per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7705 ha per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7087 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8428 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6615 ha per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6915 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.648 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8509 ha per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7944 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.886 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7732 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8504 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7864 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9922 ha per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8658 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 2002 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 1 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 2017 | 2.03 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2019 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2021 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 2.76 ha per square kilometre | +21.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 2.76 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7322 ha per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 2.76 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5836 ha per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4775 ha per square kilometre | 0.3655 ha per square kilometre | 0.5482 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5595 ha per square kilometre | 0.3827 ha per square kilometre | 0.6579 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5926 ha per square kilometre | 0.3862 ha per square kilometre | 0.8428 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8276 ha per square kilometre | 0.648 ha per square kilometre | 1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 0.8658 ha per square kilometre | 1.67 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | 2.28 ha per square kilometre | 2.76 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 2.76 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3655 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 9th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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.