Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0819 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0819 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0915 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0279 ha per person, in 1984.
That places Burkina Faso 24th out of 163 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.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0336 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0349 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0334 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0413 ha per person | +23.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0397 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0405 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0427 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0448 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0442 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.044 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0421 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0359 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0446 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0442 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0417 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0421 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0403 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0399 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0392 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0315 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0302 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0341 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0311 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0279 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0361 ha per person | +29.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0454 ha per person | +25.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0479 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0484 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0402 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0416 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0466 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0452 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0371 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0443 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0417 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0411 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0492 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 0.051 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0441 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0398 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0602 ha per person | +51.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0618 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0676 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0667 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0681 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0649 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0576 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.066 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0617 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0628 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0558 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.065 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0733 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0848 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.075 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0803 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0859 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0653 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.083 ha per person | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0915 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0793 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0819 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0815 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0819 ha per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0395 ha per person | 0.0334 ha per person | 0.0448 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0414 ha per person | 0.0359 ha per person | 0.0446 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0373 ha per person | 0.0279 ha per person | 0.0484 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0442 ha per person | 0.0371 ha per person | 0.051 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0614 ha per person | 0.0398 ha per person | 0.0681 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0731 ha per person | 0.0558 ha per person | 0.0859 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0832 ha per person | 0.0793 ha per person | 0.0915 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 21 Solomon Islands 0.0829 ha per person compare
- 22 South Sudan 0.0828 ha per person compare
- 23 Central African Republic 0.0827 ha per person compare
- 25 French Polynesia 0.0816 ha per person compare
- 26 Turkmenistan 0.0774 ha per person compare
- 27 Serbia 0.0771 ha per person compare
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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0819 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0915 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0279 ha per person in 1984.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.