Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0631 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0631 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
76th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.0708 ha per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0631 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0708 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 76th of 137 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +101.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -51.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 1998 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +78.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2002 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | +121.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +78.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | +146.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0549 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0618 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.065 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0631 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0631 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0488 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0631 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0631 ha per square kilometre | 0.0618 ha per square kilometre | 0.065 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 73 Cameroon 0.0717 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Madagascar 0.0709 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Bulgaria 0.0647 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Zimbabwe 0.062 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Costa Rica 0.0608 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Algeria 0.0579 ha per square kilometre 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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.0631 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0708 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 76th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.