Share cereal human food in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share cereal human food was 85.98 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
85.98
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
51st
of 192 countries
All-time high
100
in 1961
All-time low
80.78
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share cereal human food in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 85.98 for share cereal human food in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share cereal human food in Burkina Faso peaked at 100 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 80.78, in 2019.
That places Burkina Faso 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share cereal human food in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.32 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.91 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 96.71 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 90.7 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 91.73 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 97.2 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 96.73 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.78 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.4 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 95.88 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.78 | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 81.94 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 85.08 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 86.2 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 85.98 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.93 | 99.32 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.18 | 80.78 | 97.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8 | 81.94 | 86.2 | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 19.94 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 19.94 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Burkina Faso?
- Share cereal human food in Burkina Faso was 85.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1961.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.78 in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share cereal human food?
- Burkina Faso ranks 51st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal human food rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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