Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.1847 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.1847 hectares per person.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.4296 hectares per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.1831 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 26th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3666 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3807 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3886 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3814 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.381 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3854 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4296 hectares per person | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3199 hectares per person | -25.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3882 hectares per person | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3675 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3483 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3287 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3221 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3694 hectares per person | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3656 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3175 hectares per person | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3265 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.308 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.301 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2647 hectares per person | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3085 hectares per person | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2901 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2879 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2376 hectares per person | -17.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2792 hectares per person | +17.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3283 hectares per person | +17.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3017 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3326 hectares per person | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3251 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2761 hectares per person | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2981 hectares per person | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2953 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2735 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2798 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2611 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2541 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2614 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2659 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2555 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2232 hectares per person | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2613 hectares per person | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2609 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2735 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2285 hectares per person | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2324 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2127 hectares per person | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2241 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2747 hectares per person | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2304 hectares per person | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2653 hectares per person | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2211 hectares per person | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2371 hectares per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.238 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2 hectares per person | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1909 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2078 hectares per person | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2024 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.22 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2038 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1911 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1934 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1911 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1831 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1847 hectares per person | +0.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.1847 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0914 hectares per person, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.1847 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.075 hectares per person, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3801 hectares per person | 0.3199 hectares per person | 0.4296 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3354 hectares per person | 0.301 hectares per person | 0.3694 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2956 hectares per person | 0.2376 hectares per person | 0.3326 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2721 hectares per person | 0.2541 hectares per person | 0.2981 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2422 hectares per person | 0.2127 hectares per person | 0.2747 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2186 hectares per person | 0.1909 hectares per person | 0.2653 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1887 hectares per person | 0.1831 hectares per person | 0.1934 hectares per person | 5 |
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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.1847 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4296 hectares per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1831 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.