Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.034 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 0.034 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0931 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 49th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | +67.0% |
| 1963 | 0.045 ha per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0548 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0548 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0585 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -61.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | +158.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -64.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | +175.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0241 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0245 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | +116.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0354 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.034 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0414 ha per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.034 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0885 ha per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +175.7% | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +158.4% | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0544 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0379 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 46 Togo 0.04 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Indonesia 0.0387 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 India 0.037 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Cambodia 0.0326 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0314 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Mali 0.0301 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.034 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0931 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 49th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — 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.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — 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
Sweet potatoes — 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.