Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 4.35 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.35 million hectares
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
34th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.50 million hectares
in 2018
All-time low
1.73 million hectares
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population 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 hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Burkina Faso is 4.35 million hectares, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.50 million hectares in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.73 million hectares, in 1968.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.78 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 1.87 million hectares | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 1.94 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 1.93 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.96 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 2.02 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 2.29 million hectares | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 1.73 million hectares | -24.3% |
| 1969 | 2.14 million hectares | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 2.06 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 1.99 million hectares | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.91 million hectares | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 1.90 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.23 million hectares | +16.9% |
| 1975 | 2.25 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.99 million hectares | -11.3% |
| 1977 | 2.10 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 2.03 million hectares | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 2.04 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.84 million hectares | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 2.20 million hectares | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 2.13 million hectares | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 2.17 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.85 million hectares | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 2.23 million hectares | +20.9% |
| 1986 | 2.70 million hectares | +21.0% |
| 1987 | 2.55 million hectares | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 2.89 million hectares | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 2.90 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.53 million hectares | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 2.80 million hectares | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 2.84 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.70 million hectares | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.83 million hectares | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 2.71 million hectares | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.71 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.86 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.99 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 2.96 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.66 million hectares | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 3.21 million hectares | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 3.31 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.58 million hectares | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 3.08 million hectares | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 3.24 million hectares | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 3.06 million hectares | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 3.32 million hectares | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 4.19 million hectares | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 3.62 million hectares | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 4.29 million hectares | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 3.68 million hectares | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 4.07 million hectares | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 4.21 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.65 million hectares | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 3.58 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.02 million hectares | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 4.03 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.50 million hectares | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 4.27 million hectares | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 4.10 million hectares | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.25 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.30 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 4.22 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 4.35 million hectares | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.96 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | 2.29 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.05 million hectares | 1.90 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.35 million hectares | 1.84 million hectares | 2.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 2.99 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.33 million hectares | 2.66 million hectares | 4.19 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.03 million hectares | 3.58 million hectares | 4.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.24 million hectares | 4.10 million hectares | 4.35 million hectares | 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Burkina Faso?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Burkina Faso was 4.35 million hectares 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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.50 million hectares in 2018.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 million hectares in 1968.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.