Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult was 44.7 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Burkina Faso, 2016–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Burkina Faso is 44.7 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 40.9 % | — |
| 2017 | 42.1 % | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 42.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.5 % | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 41.9 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 43.5 % | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 44.7 % | +2.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 44.7 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 64.9 %, 69% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 44.7 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 %, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.88 % | 40.9 % | 42.4 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 42.9 % | 41.5 % | 44.7 % | 4 |
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 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Burkina Faso?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Burkina Faso was 44.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9 % in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.