Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers was 59 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Burkina Faso, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 59 % for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in 2021.
That represents a change of down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Burkina Faso peaked at 66 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 58 %, in 2019.
That places Burkina Faso 29th out of 166 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65 % | — |
| 2001 | 64 % | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65 % | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 66 % | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65 % | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 64 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65 % | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 62 % | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 59 % | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 58 % | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 59 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 59 % | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 59 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 65 %, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 59 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59 %, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2 % | 64 % | 66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2 % | 58 % | 65 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59 % | 59 % | 59 % | 2 |
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 share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Burkina Faso?
- Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers in Burkina Faso was 59 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 66 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 % in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers?
- Burkina Faso ranks 29th out of 166 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 Share of dietary energy supply derived from cereals, roots and tubers (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.