Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0467 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0467 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0554 ha per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 ha per person, in 1976.
That places Burkina Faso 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0308 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0327 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0316 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0329 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0291 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0286 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0423 ha per person | +47.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0421 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.018 ha per person | -57.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0153 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0157 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0139 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 0.015 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0216 ha per person | +43.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0234 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0113 ha per person | -51.7% |
| 1977 | 0.014 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0175 ha per person | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0162 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0167 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.02 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0184 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0166 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0155 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0179 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0201 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0208 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0318 ha per person | +52.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0248 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0193 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0199 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0234 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 0.02 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0216 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0179 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0221 ha per person | +24.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0241 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0249 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0202 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0272 ha per person | +34.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0296 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0333 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0282 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0318 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.031 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0319 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0399 ha per person | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0373 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0489 ha per person | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0421 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0493 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0516 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0411 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0437 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0472 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0481 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0499 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0484 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0507 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0554 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0484 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0529 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0467 ha per person | -11.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0467 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 3.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0467 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.032 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person | 0.0423 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0164 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0234 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0203 ha per person | 0.0155 ha per person | 0.0318 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0211 ha per person | 0.0178 ha per person | 0.0249 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.031 ha per person | 0.0202 ha per person | 0.0399 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.047 ha per person | 0.0411 ha per person | 0.0516 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0508 ha per person | 0.0467 ha per person | 0.0554 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0467 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0554 ha per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 ha per person in 1976.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — 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.