Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 147.77 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Burkina Faso is 147.77, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Burkina Faso peaked at 315.03 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 61.16, in 1992.
That places Burkina Faso 15th out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 236.68 | — |
| 1962 | 227.27 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 241.26 | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 214.87 | -10.9% |
| 1965 | 213.36 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 225.39 | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 242.03 | +7.4% |
| 1968 | 231.05 | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 232.32 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 248.17 | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 259.55 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 250.31 | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 232.61 | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 224.86 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 233.26 | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 243.3 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 252.34 | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 260.4 | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 267.66 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 274.12 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 284.68 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 286.17 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 293.77 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 315.03 | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 225.21 | -28.5% |
| 1986 | 297.85 | +32.3% |
| 1987 | 252.38 | -15.3% |
| 1988 | 256.01 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 158.43 | -38.1% |
| 1990 | 110.28 | -30.4% |
| 1991 | 111.22 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 61.16 | -45.0% |
| 1993 | 106.81 | +74.6% |
| 1994 | 86.68 | -18.8% |
| 1995 | 132.65 | +53.0% |
| 1996 | 109.2 | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 85.29 | -21.9% |
| 1998 | 94.35 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 93.67 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 122.64 | +30.9% |
| 2001 | 155.3 | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 81.38 | -47.6% |
| 2003 | 84.25 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 166.51 | +97.6% |
| 2005 | 102.24 | -38.6% |
| 2006 | 115.5 | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 90.43 | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 132.6 | +46.6% |
| 2009 | 181.71 | +37.0% |
| 2010 | 213.79 | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 250.5 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 219.38 | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 253.26 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 96.27 | -62.0% |
| 2015 | 85.92 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 117.81 | +37.1% |
| 2017 | 121.55 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 107.45 | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 124.56 | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 167.21 | +34.2% |
| 2021 | 166.01 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 154.42 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 146.9 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 147.77 | +0.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 147.77 is above the median for low income countries, which is 96.18, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 147.77 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.78, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +97.6% | 84.25 | 166.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 229.36 | 213.36 | 242.03 | 9 |
| 1970s | 247.25 | 224.86 | 267.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 264.37 | 158.43 | 315.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.13 | 61.16 | 132.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 123.26 | 81.38 | 181.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.05 | 85.92 | 253.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.46 | 146.9 | 167.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 12 Vanuatu 155.94 compare
- 12 Melanesia 91.71 compare
- 13 Viet Nam 88.19 compare
- 13 Zambia 154.28 compare
- 14 Bahrain 151.89 compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 85.47 compare
- 16 Egypt 145.95 compare
- 16 Polynesia 74.13 compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 143.73 compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 71.11 compare
- 18 Fiji 137.74 compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 68.83 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 roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Burkina Faso?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Burkina Faso was 147.77 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 315.03 in 1984.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.16 in 1992.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.