Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0004 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0052 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2003.
That places Burkina Faso 47th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0031 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0052 ha per person | +64.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 ha per person | -52.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 ha per person | +19.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0029 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0029 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.003 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 ha per person | -38.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.002 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.001 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 ha per person | -31.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 ha per person | +36.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 ha per person | +27.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 ha per person | -21.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per person | -62.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per person | +58.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per person | -37.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 ha per person | +64.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | -23.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 ha per person | +150.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | -65.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 ha per person | +167.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 ha per person | +39.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | +47.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 ha per person | -45.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 ha per person | +111.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | +6.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0004 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0019 ha per person, 22% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0004 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 ha per person, 29% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +167.2% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
| 2001 | +150.7% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 44 Mauritania 0.0006 ha per person compare
- 45 Peru 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 46 Honduras 0.0004 ha per person compare
- 48 South Africa 0.0004 ha per person compare
- 49 Liberia 0.0004 ha per person compare
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0003 ha per person compare
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0052 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.