Sorghum yield in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sorghum yield was 1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
80th
of 114 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 2006
All-time low
0.4525
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sorghum yield in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum yield in Burkina Faso is 1, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yield in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.14 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4525, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 80th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5106 | 0.4525 | 0.6377 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5403 | 0.4622 | 0.6459 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6665 | 0.5639 | 0.7788 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8523 | 0.5827 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9691 | 0.8295 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9892 | 0.8193 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9952 | 0.8996 | 1.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.9% (2025)
- Rural population 17.11 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 71.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 19.94 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 19.94 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 4.35 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yield in Burkina Faso?
- Sorghum yield in Burkina Faso was 1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yield recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2006.
- What is the lowest sorghum yield recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4525 in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sorghum yield?
- Burkina Faso ranks 80th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yield rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sorghum yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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