Population in severe food insecurity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population in severe food insecurity was 1,721 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,721
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
48th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1,721
in 2024
All-time low
1,166
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Population in severe food insecurity in Burkina Faso, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, population in severe food insecurity in Burkina Faso stood at 1,721. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Burkina Faso ranks 48th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Population in severe food insecurity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,166 | — |
| 2018 | 1,230 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1,327 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 1,458 | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 1,560 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 1,630 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1,686 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 1,721 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,241 | 1,166 | 1,327 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,611 | 1,458 | 1,721 | 5 |
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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 population in severe food insecurity in Burkina Faso?
- Population in severe food insecurity in Burkina Faso was 1,721 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,721 in 2024.
- What is the lowest population in severe food insecurity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,166 in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population in severe food insecurity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 48th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population in severe food insecurity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Population in severe food insecurity (thousands of people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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