Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 178.99 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
178.99
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
7th
of 101 countries
All-time high
345.52
in 2013
All-time low
40.6
in 1994
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Burkina Faso stood at 178.99.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 136.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Burkina Faso peaked at 345.52 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 40.6, in 1994.
That places Burkina Faso 7th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 243.87 | — |
| 1962 | 240.33 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 292.31 | +21.6% |
| 1964 | 251.86 | -13.8% |
| 1965 | 247.86 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 243.84 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 226.09 | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 168.36 | -25.5% |
| 1969 | 172.09 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 221.15 | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 217.36 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 201.08 | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 166.66 | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 163.53 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 160.27 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 156.87 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 153.26 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 149.49 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 145.67 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 141.81 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 136.35 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 151.85 | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 151.16 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 154.07 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 94.58 | -38.6% |
| 1986 | 72.88 | -22.9% |
| 1987 | 107.14 | +47.0% |
| 1988 | 165.65 | +54.6% |
| 1989 | 96.97 | -41.5% |
| 1990 | 48.21 | -50.3% |
| 1991 | 62.93 | +30.5% |
| 1992 | 56.84 | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 59.72 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 40.6 | -32.0% |
| 1995 | 44.29 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 57.82 | +30.5% |
| 1997 | 53.73 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 44.21 | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 54.52 | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 83.74 | +53.6% |
| 2001 | 123.61 | +47.6% |
| 2002 | 106.47 | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 79.53 | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 110.45 | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 185.48 | +67.9% |
| 2006 | 206.74 | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 152.49 | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 175.12 | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 189.31 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 208.71 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 306.75 | +47.0% |
| 2012 | 197.24 | -35.7% |
| 2013 | 345.52 | +75.2% |
| 2014 | 75.54 | -78.1% |
| 2015 | 91.39 | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 133.06 | +45.6% |
| 2017 | 107.76 | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 115.23 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 115.56 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 215.02 | +86.1% |
| 2021 | 190.67 | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 187.38 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 172.91 | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 178.99 | +3.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 178.99 is above the median for low income countries, which is 99.61, 1.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 178.99 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.69, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 231.85 | 168.36 | 292.31 | 9 |
| 1970s | 173.53 | 145.67 | 221.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 127.25 | 72.88 | 165.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.29 | 40.6 | 62.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 141.29 | 79.53 | 206.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 169.68 | 75.54 | 345.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 188.99 | 172.91 | 215.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 4 Micronesia (Federated States of) 96.19 compare
- 4 Niger 229.56 compare
- 5 Senegal 216.18 compare
- 5 Micronesia 96.12 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 96.03 compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 188.01 compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 94.62 compare
- 8 Belize 178.12 compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 98.08 compare
- 9 Spain 169.98 compare
- 9 Melanesia 91.34 compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 89.7 compare
- 10 Brazil 154.34 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 — gross per capita production index number in Burkina Faso?
- Sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number in Burkina Faso was 178.99 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 345.52 in 2013.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6 in 1994.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.9%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.