Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 12.59 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Burkina Faso, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pelagic fish — food supply in Burkina Faso is 12.59 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 146.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in Burkina Faso peaked at 13.18 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.09 kcal/cap/d, in 2012.
Burkina Faso ranks 76th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.37 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 5.21 kcal/cap/d | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 5.09 kcal/cap/d | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 5.1 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.48 kcal/cap/d | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 6.43 kcal/cap/d | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 7.17 kcal/cap/d | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 9.04 kcal/cap/d | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 10.13 kcal/cap/d | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 10.66 kcal/cap/d | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 12.19 kcal/cap/d | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 13.18 kcal/cap/d | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 12.88 kcal/cap/d | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 12.59 kcal/cap/d | -2.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 12.59 kcal/cap/d is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.6 kcal/cap/d, 4.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 12.59 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.76 kcal/cap/d, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.97 kcal/cap/d | 5.09 kcal/cap/d | 10.66 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.71 kcal/cap/d | 12.19 kcal/cap/d | 13.18 kcal/cap/d | 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 pelagic fish — food supply in Burkina Faso?
- Pelagic fish — food supply in Burkina Faso was 12.59 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 13.18 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 kcal/cap/d in 2012.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
- Burkina Faso ranks 76th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.9%. 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 Pelagic Fish — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.