Potatoes — Production, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0014 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — production, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0014 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0018 t per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 122nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.0004 t per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.0008 t per person | +94.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 t per person | +20.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 t per person | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 t per person | -16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 t per person | +17.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 t per person | -18.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 t per person | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 t per person | -54.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 t per person | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 t per person | -35.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 t per person | -49.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 t per person | +23.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 t per person | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 t per person | +56.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 t per person | +48.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 t per person | -59.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 t per person | -21.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 t per person | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 t per person | +119.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 t per person | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 t per person | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 t per person | +71.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 t per person | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 t per person | +72.4% |
| 2011 | 0.001 t per person | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 t per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.001 t per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 t per person | -25.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 t per person | +139.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 t per person | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 t per person | +24.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 t per person | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 t per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 t per person | -1.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0014 t per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0102 t per person, 14% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0014 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0094 t per person, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 t per person | 0 t per person | 0 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 t per person | 0 t per person | 0 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 t per person | 0 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0015 t 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 — production, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0014 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0018 t per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 122nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.1%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production 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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.