Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Burkina Faso

Land under cereal production in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 4,348,855 ha. Ranked 18 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 144.7%.

2024 4.35M ha +3.15% vs 2023
World rank 18of 79
Period maximum 4.5M ha2018
Period minimum 1.73M ha1968

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Burkina Faso, 1961–20241M2M3M4M5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1,777,392 ha1963: 1,940,525 ha1965: 1,963,000 ha1967: 2,288,401 ha1969: 2,140,460 ha1971: 1,988,087 ha1973: 1,904,280 ha1975: 2,247,300 ha1977: 2,098,896 ha1979: 2,035,662 ha1981: 2,202,721 ha1983: 2,173,976 ha1985: 2,233,598 ha1987: 2,551,189 ha1989: 2,900,530 ha1991: 2,800,600 ha1993: 2,699,678 ha1995: 2,711,913 ha1997: 2,858,017 ha1999: 2,957,438 ha2001: 3,212,574 ha2003: 3,577,488 ha2005: 3,237,581 ha2007: 3,320,950 ha2009: 3,619,256 ha2011: 3,684,446 ha2013: 4,210,656 ha2015: 3,584,230 ha2017: 4,026,919 ha2019: 4,272,786 ha2021: 4,254,016 ha2023: 4,215,867 ha2024: 4,348,855 ha
Change over the period: +2.57M (+144.68%) Average annual rate: 1.43 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 4.35M ha
World 416M ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 85.37M ha
Land under cereal production — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 4.35M +132,988 +3.15%
2023 4.22M −85,196 −1.98%
2022 4.3M +47,047 +1.11%
2021 4.25M +149,190 +3.63%
2020 4.1M −167,960 −3.93%
2019 4.27M −223,006 −4.96%
2018 4.5M +468,873 +11.64%
2017 4.03M +9,333 +0.23%
2016 4.02M +433,356 +12.09%
2015 3.58M −61,776 −1.69%
2014 3.65M −564,650 −13.41%
2013 4.21M +138,875 +3.41%
2012 4.07M +387,335 +10.51%
2011 3.68M −607,050 −14.15%
2010 4.29M +672,240 +18.57%
2009 3.62M −572,083 −13.65%
2008 4.19M +870,389 +26.21%
2007 3.32M +263,622 +8.62%
2006 3.06M −180,253 −5.57%
2005 3.24M +152,620 +4.95%
2004 3.08M −492,527 −13.77%
2003 3.58M +268,797 +8.12%
2002 3.31M +96,117 +2.99%
2001 3.21M +551,225 +20.71%
2000 2.66M −296,089 −10.01%
1999 2.96M −31,052 −1.04%
1998 2.99M +130,473 +4.57%
1997 2.86M +150,162 +5.55%
1996 2.71M −4,058 −0.15%
1995 2.71M −121,158 −4.28%
1994 2.83M +133,393 +4.94%
1993 2.7M −144,322 −5.07%
1992 2.84M +43,400 +1.55%
1991 2.8M +271,700 +10.74%
1990 2.53M −371,630 −12.81%
1989 2.9M +10,935 +0.38%
1988 2.89M +338,406 +13.26%
1987 2.55M −150,695 −5.58%
1986 2.7M +468,286 +20.97%
1985 2.23M +386,802 +20.94%
1984 1.85M −327,180 −15.05%
1983 2.17M +44,806 +2.1%
1982 2.13M −73,551 −3.34%
1981 2.2M +363,611 +19.77%
1980 1.84M −196,552 −9.66%
1979 2.04M +5,953 +0.29%
1978 2.03M −69,187 −3.3%
1977 2.1M +104,896 +5.26%
1976 1.99M −253,300 −11.27%
1975 2.25M +21,550 +0.97%
1974 2.23M +321,470 +16.88%
1973 1.9M −4,274 −0.22%
1972 1.91M −79,533 −4%
1971 1.99M −73,811 −3.58%
1970 2.06M −78,562 −3.67%
1969 2.14M +407,246 +23.5%
1968 1.73M −555,187 −24.26%
1967 2.29M +269,901 +13.37%
1966 2.02M +55,500 +2.83%
1965 1.96M +28,900 +1.49%
1964 1.93M −6,425 −0.33%
1963 1.94M +67,704 +3.62%
1962 1.87M +95,429 +5.37%
1961 1.78M

Western Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.