Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value was 22 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Burkina Faso, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Burkina Faso is 22 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 18.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Burkina Faso peaked at 57 kcal/cap/d in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2 kcal/cap/d, in 2008.
Burkina Faso ranks 100th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2002 | 32 kcal/cap/d | -37.3% |
| 2003 | 26 kcal/cap/d | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 48 kcal/cap/d | +84.6% |
| 2005 | 57 kcal/cap/d | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 53 kcal/cap/d | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 26 kcal/cap/d | -50.9% |
| 2008 | 2 kcal/cap/d | -92.3% |
| 2009 | 2 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 kcal/cap/d | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 6 kcal/cap/d | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 21 kcal/cap/d | +250.0% |
| 2013 | 21 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22 kcal/cap/d | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 21 kcal/cap/d | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 22 kcal/cap/d | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 31 kcal/cap/d | +40.9% |
| 2018 | 48 kcal/cap/d | +54.8% |
| 2019 | 40 kcal/cap/d | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 32 kcal/cap/d | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 31 kcal/cap/d | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 32 kcal/cap/d | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 27 kcal/cap/d | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 22 kcal/cap/d | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33 kcal/cap/d | 2 kcal/cap/d | 57 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.6 kcal/cap/d | 4 kcal/cap/d | 48 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8 kcal/cap/d | 22 kcal/cap/d | 32 kcal/cap/d | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 100 Czechia 22 kcal/cap/d compare
- 100 Guatemala 22 kcal/cap/d compare
- 100 New Zealand 22 kcal/cap/d compare
- 100 Papua New Guinea 22 kcal/cap/d compare
- 100 Poland 22 kcal/cap/d 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 per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Burkina Faso?
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value in Burkina Faso was 22 kcal/cap/d in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 57 kcal/cap/d in 2005.
- What is the lowest per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 kcal/cap/d in 2008.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value?
- Burkina Faso ranks 100th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — value rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.