Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 0.8145 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8145 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
138th
of 169 countries
All-time high
1.09 t per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.1367 t per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, roots and tubers, total — production, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 0.8145 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.09 t per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1367 t per square kilometre, in 1992.
Burkina Faso ranks 138th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3104 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2995 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3216 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2924 t per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2961 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3143 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3399 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3259 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3326 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3618 t per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3801 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3728 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3363 t per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3403 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3582 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3783 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3984 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4185 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4386 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4587 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4847 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5017 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5323 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5807 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.409 t per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5284 t per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1987 | 0.471 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4956 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3109 t per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2255 t per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2336 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1367 t per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2332 t per square kilometre | +70.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1911 t per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2961 t per square kilometre | +54.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2568 t per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2096 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2344 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2429 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3295 t per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4322 t per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2492 t per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2575 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5026 t per square kilometre | +95.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3588 t per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4168 t per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3325 t per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4895 t per square kilometre | +47.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6705 t per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8084 t per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9972 t per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8794 t per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4302 t per square kilometre | -60.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4086 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5635 t per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5866 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5353 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6233 t per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8714 t per square kilometre | +39.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8748 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8399 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8145 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.8145 t per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.46 t per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.8145 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.49 t per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3147 t per square kilometre | 0.2924 t per square kilometre | 0.3399 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3783 t per square kilometre | 0.3363 t per square kilometre | 0.4386 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4773 t per square kilometre | 0.3109 t per square kilometre | 0.5807 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.226 t per square kilometre | 0.1367 t per square kilometre | 0.2961 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4039 t per square kilometre | 0.2492 t per square kilometre | 0.6705 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6926 t per square kilometre | 0.4086 t per square kilometre | 1.09 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8501 t per square kilometre | 0.8145 t per square kilometre | 0.8748 t per square kilometre | 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 roots and tubers, total — production, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Roots and tubers, total — production, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.8145 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 t per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1367 t per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for roots and tubers, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 138th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.