Corn yields in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Corn yields was 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Burkina Faso stood at 1.68 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.94 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4866 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Burkina Faso 131st out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6274 tonnes per hectare | 0.4866 tonnes per hectare | 0.7614 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.742 tonnes per hectare | 0.5626 tonnes per hectare | 0.9313 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8414 tonnes per hectare | 0.5647 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.9% (2025)
- Rural population 17.11 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 71.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 4.35 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Burkina Faso?
- Corn yields in Burkina Faso was 1.68 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4866 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for corn yields?
- Burkina Faso ranks 131st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.