All cereals production in Burkina Faso
In 2024 Burkina Faso produced 5.2 million t of all cereals, the 55th largest in the world (0.17% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 17%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 4.3 million ha, yield 1.2 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 5.2 million t
- World rank
- 55 of 177
- 10-year change
- +17%
- Record
- 5.2 million t
- 2024
All cereals in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Burkina Faso compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.17%
- 0.16% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 1.2
- world 4.2 (−72%)
- kg per person
- 221
- world 384
- 10-year change
- +17%
- world +11%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Guinea | 5,385,006 | 0.17% |
| 54 | Madagascar | 5,237,387 | 0.17% |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 5,209,425 | 0.17% |
| 56 | Sweden | 5,149,700 | 0.16% |
| 57 | South Korea | 4,984,351 | 0.16% |
Map of world production of cereals
Share of the world total; Burkina Faso is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,209,425 | +1.2% | 4,348,855 | 1.20 |
| 2023 | 5,147,924 | −0.6% | 4,215,867 | 1.22 |
| 2022 | 5,179,059 | +11% | 4,301,063 | 1.20 |
| 2021 | 4,661,140 | −10% | 4,254,016 | 1.10 |
| 2020 | 5,179,104 | +4.8% | 4,104,826 | 1.26 |
| 2019 | 4,939,630 | −4.7% | 4,272,786 | 1.16 |
| 2018 | 5,180,702 | +28% | 4,495,792 | 1.15 |
| 2017 | 4,063,197 | −11% | 4,026,919 | 1.01 |
| 2016 | 4,567,066 | +9.0% | 4,017,586 | 1.14 |
| 2015 | 4,189,665 | −6.3% | 3,584,230 | 1.17 |
| 2014 | 4,469,300 | −8.2% | 3,646,006 | 1.23 |
| 2013 | 4,869,722 | −0.6% | 4,210,656 | 1.16 |
| 2012 | 4,898,544 | +34% | 4,071,781 | 1.20 |
| 2011 | 3,666,404 | −20% | 3,684,446 | 1.00 |
| 2010 | 4,560,546 | +26% | 4,291,496 | 1.06 |
| 2009 | 3,626,638 | −17% | 3,619,256 | 1.00 |
| 2008 | 4,358,518 | +40% | 4,191,339 | 1.04 |
| 2007 | 3,108,811 | −16% | 3,320,950 | 0.94 |
| 2006 | 3,680,674 | +0.9% | 3,057,328 | 1.20 |
| 2005 | 3,649,533 | +26% | 3,237,581 | 1.13 |
| 2004 | 2,901,973 | −19% | 3,084,961 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 3,564,281 | +14% | 3,577,488 | 1.00 |
| 2002 | 3,119,050 | +0.3% | 3,308,691 | 0.94 |
| 2001 | 3,109,092 | +36% | 3,212,574 | 0.97 |
| 2000 | 2,279,247 | −16% | 2,661,349 | 0.86 |
| 1999 | 2,699,886 | +1.6% | 2,957,438 | 0.91 |
| 1998 | 2,656,756 | +32% | 2,988,490 | 0.89 |
| 1997 | 2,013,552 | −19% | 2,858,017 | 0.70 |
| 1996 | 2,481,805 | +7.5% | 2,707,855 | 0.92 |
| 1995 | 2,307,988 | +3.4% | 2,711,913 | 0.85 |
| 1994 | 2,232,037 | −12% | 2,833,071 | 0.79 |
| 1993 | 2,527,355 | +2.0% | 2,699,678 | 0.94 |
| 1992 | 2,478,600 | +1.0% | 2,844,000 | 0.87 |
| 1991 | 2,454,900 | +62% | 2,800,600 | 0.88 |
| 1990 | 1,517,900 | −22% | 2,528,900 | 0.60 |
| 1989 | 1,951,671 | −7.1% | 2,900,530 | 0.67 |
| 1988 | 2,100,562 | +28% | 2,889,595 | 0.73 |
| 1987 | 1,637,101 | −13% | 2,551,189 | 0.64 |
| 1986 | 1,889,857 | +19% | 2,701,884 | 0.70 |
| 1985 | 1,583,270 | +45% | 2,233,598 | 0.71 |
| 1984 | 1,089,368 | −2.7% | 1,846,796 | 0.59 |
| 1983 | 1,119,418 | −7.5% | 2,173,976 | 0.51 |
| 1982 | 1,209,967 | −4.7% | 2,129,170 | 0.57 |
| 1981 | 1,270,034 | +21% | 2,202,721 | 0.58 |
| 1980 | 1,047,988 | −11% | 1,839,110 | 0.57 |
| 1979 | 1,180,823 | +0.9% | 2,035,662 | 0.58 |
| 1978 | 1,169,854 | +5.4% | 2,029,709 | 0.58 |
| 1977 | 1,109,843 | +11% | 2,098,896 | 0.53 |
| 1976 | 995,823 | −21% | 1,994,000 | 0.50 |
| 1975 | 1,254,319 | +15% | 2,247,300 | 0.56 |
| 1974 | 1,086,580 | +31% | 2,225,750 | 0.49 |
| 1973 | 831,365 | −5.6% | 1,904,280 | 0.44 |
| 1972 | 880,284 | −0.4% | 1,908,554 | 0.46 |
| 1971 | 883,608 | −17% | 1,988,087 | 0.44 |
| 1970 | 1,065,118 | +2.7% | 2,061,898 | 0.52 |
| 1969 | 1,037,041 | −4.4% | 2,140,460 | 0.48 |
| 1968 | 1,084,696 | +4.8% | 1,733,214 | 0.63 |
| 1967 | 1,035,155 | +3.5% | 2,288,401 | 0.45 |
| 1966 | 1,000,000 | +4.9% | 2,018,500 | 0.50 |
| 1965 | 953,407 | −5.7% | 1,963,000 | 0.49 |
| 1964 | 1,010,600 | +10% | 1,934,100 | 0.52 |
| 1963 | 918,153 | +2.6% | 1,940,525 | 0.47 |
| 1962 | 895,048 | +23% | 1,872,821 | 0.48 |
| 1961 | 726,079 | — | 1,777,392 | 0.41 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cereals in Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso produced 5.2 million t in 2024, 0.17% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Burkina Faso rank in the world for production of cereals?
Burkina Faso ranked 55th of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.
How has the production of cereals in Burkina Faso changed?
It rose by 17% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of cereals in Burkina Faso?
1.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (5.2 million t from 4.3 million ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Burkina Faso is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.