Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Yams — Gross Production Index Number was 159.62 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, yams — gross production index number in Burkina Faso stood at 159.62.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — gross production index number in Burkina Faso peaked at 282.48 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32.15, in 1992.
Burkina Faso ranks 6th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yams — Gross Production Index Number in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.15 | — |
| 1962 | 56.15 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 54.83 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 49.84 | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 49.84 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 59.81 | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 74.77 | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 85.15 | +13.9% |
| 1969 | 87.23 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 87.23 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 99.69 | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 99.69 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 112.15 | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 102.45 | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 112.15 | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 124.61 | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 137.07 | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 149.53 | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 161.99 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 174.45 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 192.94 | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 194.9 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 198.44 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 221.05 | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 175.55 | -20.6% |
| 1986 | 279.29 | +59.1% |
| 1987 | 220.92 | -20.9% |
| 1988 | 209.33 | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 128.21 | -38.8% |
| 1990 | 92.46 | -27.9% |
| 1991 | 90.96 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 32.15 | -64.7% |
| 1993 | 104.01 | +223.5% |
| 1994 | 90.83 | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 159.6 | +75.7% |
| 1996 | 122.86 | -23.0% |
| 1997 | 90.81 | -26.1% |
| 1998 | 113.46 | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 107.16 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 136.98 | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 176.12 | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 62.77 | -64.4% |
| 2003 | 88.44 | +40.9% |
| 2004 | 223.54 | +152.8% |
| 2005 | 45.66 | -79.6% |
| 2006 | 55.22 | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 49.06 | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 107.9 | +119.9% |
| 2009 | 201.54 | +86.8% |
| 2010 | 243.31 | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 248.54 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 282.48 | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 228.23 | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 109.54 | -52.0% |
| 2015 | 71.68 | -34.6% |
| 2016 | 118.78 | +65.7% |
| 2017 | 116.47 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 89.49 | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 124.99 | +39.7% |
| 2020 | 154.98 | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 185.13 | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 156.16 | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 158.61 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 159.62 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.75 | 49.84 | 87.23 | 9 |
| 1970s | 118.66 | 87.23 | 161.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 199.51 | 128.21 | 279.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.43 | 32.15 | 159.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.72 | 45.66 | 223.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.35 | 71.68 | 282.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 162.9 | 154.98 | 185.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 3 Panama 201.41 compare
- 4 Dominican Republic 193.07 compare
- 4 Melanesia 116.13 compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 116.41 compare
- 5 India 179.52 compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 7 Puerto Rico 151.98 compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 97.4 compare
- 8 Nigeria 143.25 compare
- 9 Ghana 138.82 compare
- 9 Polynesia 41.53 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 yams — gross production index number in Burkina Faso?
- Yams — gross production index number in Burkina Faso was 159.62 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — gross production index number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 282.48 in 2012.
- What is the lowest yams — gross production index number recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.15 in 1992.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for yams — gross production index number?
- Burkina Faso ranks 6th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — gross production index number rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.