Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population was 7.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 129 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2023
All-time low
5.9%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Burkina Faso, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Burkina Faso is 7.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.7% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 49th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 7.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.2%, 42% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 7.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 43% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 47 Tunisia 7.7% compare
- 48 Niger 7.4% compare
- 50 Paraguay 7.0% compare
- 51 Cabo Verde 6.4% compare
- 52 Republic of Moldova 6.0% 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 prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Burkina Faso?
- Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population in Burkina Faso was 7.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- Burkina Faso ranks 49th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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