Millet yields in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Millet yields was 0.8485 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet yields 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 tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for millet yields in Burkina Faso is 0.8485 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.9603 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3168 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 65th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4213 tonnes per hectare | 0.3168 tonnes per hectare | 0.6005 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4185 tonnes per hectare | 0.3509 tonnes per hectare | 0.4923 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.526 tonnes per hectare | 0.4215 tonnes per hectare | 0.6396 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6635 tonnes per hectare | 0.4393 tonnes per hectare | 0.7821 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7995 tonnes per hectare | 0.6373 tonnes per hectare | 0.9603 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7976 tonnes per hectare | 0.6775 tonnes per hectare | 0.8531 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8466 tonnes per hectare | 0.7224 tonnes per hectare | 0.8982 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 millet yields in Burkina Faso?
- Millet yields in Burkina Faso was 0.8485 tonnes per hectare 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 millet yields recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9603 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3168 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for millet yields?
- Burkina Faso ranks 65th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.