Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0855 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0855 ha per person for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0962 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.033 ha per person, in 1984.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0367 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0377 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0358 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0445 ha per person | +24.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0426 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0436 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0453 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0479 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0475 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0472 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0449 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.039 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0476 ha per person | +22.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0469 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0447 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0472 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.044 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0424 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0425 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0361 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0358 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0384 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0353 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.033 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0441 ha per person | +33.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0497 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0523 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0525 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0456 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0454 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0504 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0487 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0402 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0471 ha per person | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0446 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0437 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0518 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0535 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0466 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0422 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0625 ha per person | +48.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0639 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0698 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.069 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0706 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0673 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.06 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0683 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0639 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0651 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0579 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0668 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.075 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0867 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0772 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0831 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0897 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0697 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0875 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0962 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0838 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0868 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0862 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0855 ha per person | -0.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0855 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0246 ha per person, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0855 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0238 ha per person, 3.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0424 ha per person | 0.0358 ha per person | 0.0479 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0446 ha per person | 0.039 ha per person | 0.0476 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0423 ha per person | 0.033 ha per person | 0.0525 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0472 ha per person | 0.0402 ha per person | 0.0535 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0637 ha per person | 0.0422 ha per person | 0.0706 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0759 ha per person | 0.0579 ha per person | 0.0897 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0877 ha per person | 0.0838 ha per person | 0.0962 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 20 Samoa 0.0996 ha per person compare
- 21 Romania 0.0903 ha per person compare
- 22 Guinea 0.0875 ha per person compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 0.0829 ha per person compare
- 25 South Sudan 0.0828 ha per person compare
- 26 Central African Republic 0.0827 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, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0855 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0962 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.033 ha per person in 1984.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Oilcrops, Oil 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.