Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 127.33 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 127.33 for yams — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross per capita production index number in Burkina Faso peaked at 637.58 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 61.57, in 2005.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 217.56 | — |
| 1962 | 214.4 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 206.26 | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 184.65 | -10.5% |
| 1965 | 181.71 | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 214.51 | +18.1% |
| 1967 | 263.69 | +22.9% |
| 1968 | 295.19 | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 297.22 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 292.07 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 328.08 | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 322.47 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 356.36 | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 319.45 | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 342.7 | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 372.71 | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 400.54 | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 426.19 | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 449.91 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 471.68 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 507.63 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 498.8 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 493.68 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 534.29 | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 412.23 | -22.8% |
| 1986 | 637.58 | +54.7% |
| 1987 | 490.73 | -23.0% |
| 1988 | 452.67 | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 269.98 | -40.4% |
| 1990 | 189.63 | -29.8% |
| 1991 | 181.89 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 62.72 | -65.5% |
| 1993 | 197.93 | +215.6% |
| 1994 | 168.54 | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 288.66 | +71.3% |
| 1996 | 216.59 | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 156.02 | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 189.61 | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 173.92 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 215.78 | +24.1% |
| 2001 | 269.09 | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 92.99 | -65.4% |
| 2003 | 126.99 | +36.6% |
| 2004 | 311.04 | +144.9% |
| 2005 | 61.57 | -80.2% |
| 2006 | 72.17 | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 62.2 | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 132.85 | +113.6% |
| 2009 | 240.99 | +81.4% |
| 2010 | 282.56 | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 280.22 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 309.01 | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 242.29 | -21.6% |
| 2014 | 112.88 | -53.4% |
| 2015 | 71.71 | -36.5% |
| 2016 | 115.41 | +60.9% |
| 2017 | 109.98 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 82.26 | -25.2% |
| 2019 | 112.01 | +36.2% |
| 2020 | 135.55 | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 158.11 | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 130.33 | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 129.4 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 127.33 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 230.58 | 181.71 | 297.22 | 9 |
| 1970s | 361.05 | 292.07 | 449.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 476.93 | 269.98 | 637.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 182.55 | 62.72 | 288.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 158.57 | 61.57 | 311.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 171.83 | 71.71 | 309.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.14 | 127.33 | 158.11 | 5 |
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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 yams — gross per capita production index number in Burkina Faso?
- Yams — gross per capita production index number in Burkina Faso was 127.33 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 637.58 in 1986.
- What is the lowest yams — gross per capita production index number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.57 in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for yams — gross per capita production index number?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — 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.