Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) was 1.4 million No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Burkina Faso, 2016–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.4 million No for number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.0% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 36th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 million No | — |
| 2017 | 0.9 million No | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 million No | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 million No | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2 million No | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3 million No | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4 million No | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.4 million No | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.4 million No is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.6 million No, 39% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.4 million No is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.4 million No, 58% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.95 million No | 0.9 million No | 1 million No | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million No | 1.2 million No | 1.4 million No | 4 |
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 number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Burkina Faso?
- Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) in Burkina Faso was 1.4 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 million No in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 million No in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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, published as part of Number of severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.