Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0049 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0049 t per person.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 136.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0095 t per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 t per person, in 1994.
Burkina Faso ranks 42nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0067 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0066 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.008 t per person | +21.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0069 t per person | -13.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0068 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0067 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0062 t per person | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0046 t per person | -25.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0047 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0061 t per person | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 0.006 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 t per person | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 t per person | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0045 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0044 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0043 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0041 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.004 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0039 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0037 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 t per person | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 t per person | -38.6% |
| 1986 | 0.002 t per person | -22.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 t per person | +47.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0045 t per person | +54.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0027 t per person | -41.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 t per person | -50.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 t per person | +30.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 t per person | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 t per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 t per person | -32.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 t per person | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 t per person | +30.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 t per person | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 t per person | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 t per person | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 t per person | +53.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 t per person | +47.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 t per person | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 t per person | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 0.003 t per person | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 t per person | +67.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 t per person | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 t per person | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 t per person | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 t per person | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0057 t per person | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 t per person | +47.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 t per person | -35.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0095 t per person | +75.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 t per person | -78.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 t per person | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 t per person | +45.6% |
| 2017 | 0.003 t per person | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 t per person | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 t per person | +86.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 t per person | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 t per person | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0049 t per person | +3.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0049 t per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0145 t per person, 34% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0049 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0115 t per person, 42% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0064 t per person | 0.0046 t per person | 0.008 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 0.0061 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0035 t per person | 0.002 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0057 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0095 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 t per person | 0.0047 t per person | 0.0059 t per person | 5 |
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 sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0049 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0095 t per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 t per person in 1994.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sweet potatoes — production, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 42nd out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.