Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0678 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0678 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0863 ha per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.027 ha per person, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 5th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0426 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0506 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0513 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.055 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0516 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0529 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0538 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0552 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0521 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0524 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0434 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0429 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0401 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0503 ha per person | +25.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0561 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0446 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0479 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0492 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0485 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0423 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0491 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0456 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0415 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0392 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0543 ha per person | +38.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0622 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 0.053 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0656 ha per person | +23.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0605 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0486 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0695 ha per person | +42.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0676 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0592 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0513 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0503 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0612 ha per person | +21.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0432 ha per person | -29.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0627 ha per person | +45.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0581 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.027 ha per person | -53.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0696 ha per person | +158.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0604 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0787 ha per person | +30.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0479 ha per person | -39.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0726 ha per person | +51.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0692 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.041 ha per person | -40.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0796 ha per person | +94.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0653 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0863 ha per person | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0599 ha per person | -30.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0785 ha per person | +31.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0716 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0665 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0666 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0634 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0617 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0728 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0735 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0715 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.046 ha per person | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0794 ha per person | +72.7% |
| 2023 | 0.069 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0678 ha per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0517 ha per person | 0.0426 ha per person | 0.0552 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0475 ha per person | 0.0401 ha per person | 0.0561 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0513 ha per person | 0.0392 ha per person | 0.0656 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0572 ha per person | 0.0432 ha per person | 0.0695 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0611 ha per person | 0.027 ha per person | 0.0796 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0701 ha per person | 0.0599 ha per person | 0.0863 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0667 ha per person | 0.046 ha per person | 0.0794 ha per person | 5 |
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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 pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0678 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0863 ha per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.027 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 5th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Pulses, Total — 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.