Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0007 ha per person for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 102.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0009 ha per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 89th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.0001 ha per person | +94.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per person | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per person | +96.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -52.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | -36.0% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per person | -50.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | +46.9% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | +73.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | +54.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | -46.3% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | -39.4% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | +114.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | +73.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | +74.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 ha per person | +139.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 ha per person | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0007 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 68% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0007 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 75% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 5 |
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 89th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — 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.