Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,198 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1,198 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,262 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 600.2 kg per hectare, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 154th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 600.2 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 876.6 kg per hectare | +46.1% |
| 1992 | 871.5 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 936.2 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 787.9 kg per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1995 | 851.1 kg per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 916.5 kg per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 704.5 kg per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 889 kg per hectare | +26.2% |
| 1999 | 912.9 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 856.4 kg per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 967.8 kg per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 942.7 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 996.3 kg per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 940.7 kg per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1,127 kg per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 1,204 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 936.1 kg per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 1,040 kg per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1,002 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1,063 kg per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 995.1 kg per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1,203 kg per hectare | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 1,156 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1,226 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1,169 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1,137 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1,009 kg per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 1,152 kg per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1,156 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,262 kg per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 1,096 kg per hectare | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 1,204 kg per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 1,221 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1,198 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1,198 kg per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,163 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1,198 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 834.64 kg per hectare | 600.2 kg per hectare | 936.2 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,001 kg per hectare | 856.4 kg per hectare | 1,204 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,127 kg per hectare | 995.1 kg per hectare | 1,226 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,196 kg per hectare | 1,096 kg per hectare | 1,262 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More poverty & inequality data for Burkina Faso
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.19 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.4 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Burkina Faso?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Burkina Faso was 1,198 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,262 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 600.2 kg per hectare in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Burkina Faso ranks 154th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.