Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 6.56 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.56 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
1st
of 107 countries
All-time high
7.25 ha per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
3.04 ha per square kilometre
in 1968
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 6.56 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.25 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.04 ha per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places Burkina Faso 1st out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.32 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.81 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1963 | 3.32 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1964 | 3.33 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 3.52 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 3.72 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 4.8 ha per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1968 | 3.04 ha per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 1969 | 4 ha per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1970 | 3.81 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 3.75 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 3.84 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.79 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 4.39 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 4.16 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 3.86 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 4.01 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 4.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 3.5 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 3.98 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1982 | 3.83 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 3.96 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 3.53 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 3.94 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 4.86 ha per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1987 | 4.3 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 4.73 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 4.98 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 4.71 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 4.98 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 5 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 4.25 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1994 | 4.56 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 5.28 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 5.04 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 5.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 5.15 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 4.86 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 4.48 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 5.4 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 5.43 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.13 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 5.26 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 5.2 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.86 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 5.88 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2008 | 6.95 ha per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 6.04 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 7.25 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 6.15 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 6.54 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 6.6 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.66 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 5.28 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 6.34 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 6.09 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 6.97 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 6.91 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.34 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 6.68 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 7.16 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 6.56 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 6.56 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.31 ha per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 6.56 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 7.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.65 ha per square kilometre | 3.04 ha per square kilometre | 4.8 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.95 ha per square kilometre | 3.75 ha per square kilometre | 4.39 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.16 ha per square kilometre | 3.5 ha per square kilometre | 4.98 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.89 ha per square kilometre | 4.25 ha per square kilometre | 5.28 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.56 ha per square kilometre | 4.48 ha per square kilometre | 6.95 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 ha per square kilometre | 5.28 ha per square kilometre | 7.25 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.68 ha per square kilometre | 6.34 ha per square kilometre | 7.16 ha 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 6.56 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.25 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 ha per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested 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
Sorghum — Area harvested 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.