FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Burkina Faso

According to FAOSTAT, Burkina Faso produced 5.2 million t of cereals, 1.5 million t of vegetables, 1.5 million t of fruit, 552,048 t of meat and 436,317 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were sorghum (1.9 million t), maize (1.9 million t) and millet (931,109 t).

Products recorded: 79
World #1: 1; products
World top 10: 12; products
Year: 2024

Burkina Faso is the world’s largest producer of dry bambara beans, and ranks second or third for 2 other products.

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in groundnuts (+82%), followed by rice (+48%).

Livestock numbers: 10.3 million cattle, 1.5 million pigs, 11.5 million sheep and 10.8 million goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All cereals	5,209,425	55	0.17%	+17%
All fruit	1,542,395	73	0.16%	+59%
All vegetables	1,450,676	67	0.12%	+31%
All pulses	814,909	24	0.84%	+29%
All meat	552,048	68	0.15%	−13%
All sugar crops	516,138	88	0.02%	+8.0%
All milk	436,317	99	0.04%	+0.3%
All tree nuts	293,391	13	1.59%	+52%
All roots and tubers	229,609	119	0.02%	+95%
All eggs	68,148	72	0.07%	+14%
All citrus fruit	1,553	115	0%	+6.7%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Sorghum	1,900,000	12	2.96%	+11%
Maize	1,850,000	48	0.15%	+29%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	1,467,836	5	3.74%	+65%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	1,072,767	19	0.38%	+41%
Millet	931,109	8	3.02%	−4.3%
Seed cotton	769,440	10	1.06%	−14%
Cow peas, dry	736,408	3	7.29%	+31%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	611,271	15	1.06%	+82%
Sugar cane	516,138	60	0.03%	+8.0%
Rice (paddy)	513,234	48	0.06%	+48%
Cotton seed	448,000	9	1.09%	+4.2%
Beer	345,000	61	0.19%	+188%
Tomatoes	317,853	55	0.17%	+9.6%
Sesame seed	272,201	11	4.07%	−15%
Cow milk	225,266	109	0.03%	+13%
Cotton lint	214,865	14	0.87%	−23%
Pork (pig meat)	192,429	45	0.15%	−35%
Chicken meat	168,997	63	0.13%	−3.4%
Cashew nuts, in shell	147,617	8	3.48%	+23%
Walnuts, in shell	143,829	8	3.31%	+100%
Soybeans	138,052	39	0.03%	+817%
Beef (cattle meat)	136,146	58	0.2%	+32%
Goat milk	132,133	28	0.65%	−20%
Sweet potatoes	115,507	39	0.13%	+206%
Shea nuts	105,853	3	12.75%	+112%
Sheep milk	78,650	22	0.8%	+13%
Pepper (black, white)	77,932	4	8.35%	+160%
Hen eggs	68,148	72	0.07%	+14%
Yams	64,047	21	0.07%	+46%
Bambara beans, dry	61,248	1	25.73%	+20%
Bananas	46,922	68	0.03%	−12%
Potatoes	33,440	119	0.01%	+157%
Skim milk of cows	32,181	98	0.02%	+66%
Groundnut oil	30,308	22	0.47%	+1.0%
Raw sugar	30,000	94	0.02%	−6.2%
Okra	23,859	25	0.18%	+4.2%
Sheep meat	23,654	58	0.2%	+18%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	23,417	48	0.24%	+32%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	22,328	47	0.25%	+32%
Goat meat	20,886	36	0.27%	−41%
Fat of pigs	19,801	26	0.17%	−35%
Spring onions and shallots	17,770	24	0.32%	0.0%
Other pulses n.e.c.	17,254	41	0.39%	−3.3%
Cassava	16,615	66	0%	−28%
Fonio	15,082	5	2.19%	+76%
Molasses	15,000	90	0.02%	−9.0%
Mangoes and guavas	14,617	59	0.02%	+4.6%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	13,107	31	0.16%	−35%
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	11,467	41	0.05%	+20%
Other beans, green	9,724	47	0.04%	+3.3%
Chillies and peppers, green	8,702	89	0.02%	+5.6%
Cottonseed oil	8,000	33	0.19%	−47%
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen	7,479	32	0.36%	+15%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	6,534	17	0.2%	+6.5%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	6,150	41	0.31%	+18%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	5,677	46	0.26%	+18%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	5,430	29	0.37%	−41%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	5,013	29	0.33%	−41%
Cattle fat, unrendered	3,268	55	0.1%	+32%
Almonds, in shell	1,945	26	0.05%	+31%
Donkey meat	1,835	6	2.45%	+22%
Ghee from cow milk	1,730	18	0.26%	+65%
Tea, packed	1,260	57	0.02%	—
Sheep fat, unrendered	1,041	49	0.16%	+18%
Goat fat, unrendered	794	30	0.25%	−41%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	754	89	0.01%	−16%
Oil of sesame seed	708	43	0.06%	+340%
Oranges	634	103	0%	+5.1%
Camel meat	455	33	0.07%	+67%
Honey	391	98	0.02%	—
Tangerines and mandarins	340	68	0%	+9.0%
Lemons and limes	321	93	0%	+7.7%
Camel milk	268	28	0.01%	−5.3%
Grapefruit and pomelos	258	69	0%	+6.2%
Horse meat, fresh or chilled	168	44	0.02%	−52%
Buttermilk, dry	92	96	0.01%	—
Edible offals of camels and other camelids, fresh, chilled or frozen	71	32	0.07%	+69%
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen	20	40	0.02%	−51%
Fat of camels	11	33	0.04%	+57%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	36,043,000	74	0.13%	+6.8%
Sheep	11,543,571	32	0.85%	+24%
Goats	10,818,808	23	0.91%	−22%
Cattle	10,280,515	34	0.65%	+13%
Asses	1,670,785	7	3.1%	+47%
Pigs	1,525,188	53	0.16%	−35%
Camels	29,526	32	0.07%	+61%
Horses	20,683	82	0.04%	−48%

Burkina Faso among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Burkina Faso, which is outlined on the map.

Product

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Production per person, 2024

Burkina Faso had 23.5 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Sorghum	80.7	7.87	10.2×
Maize	78.6	149	0.5×
Other fruits, n.e.c.	62.3	4.81	13.0×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	45.6	34.5	1.3×
Millet	39.5	3.78	10.5×
Seed cotton	32.7	8.92	3.7×
Cow peas, dry	31.3	1.24	25.3×
Groundnuts (peanuts)	26.0	7.05	3.7×
Sugar cane	21.9	238	0.1×
Rice (paddy)	21.8	100	0.2×
Cotton seed	19.0	5.03	3.8×
Beer	14.7	22.7	0.6×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Burkina Faso reported exports of 41 and imports of 112 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Cotton lint, ginned	176,103	USD 333 m	1.89	8 of 105
Cashew nuts, in shell	109,498	USD 98.5 m	0.90	6 of 54
Sesame seed	49,907	USD 71.1 m	1.42	13 of 124
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	11,129	USD 37.1 m	3.33	11 of 54
Karite nuts (sheanuts)	69,505	USD 26.9 m	0.39	2 of 7
Tomatoes	12,662	USD 22.2 m	1.75	44 of 122
Soya beans	14,599	USD 3.8 m	0.26	32 of 99
Onions and shallots, green	10,548	USD 3.7 m	0.35	9 of 42
Cottonseed oil	2,724	USD 1.8 m	0.67	13 of 51
Oil of sesame seed	300	USD 1.4 m	4.76	23 of 84

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Wheat	315,118	USD 105 m	0.33	75 of 176
Palm oil	180,442	USD 42.6 m	0.24	37 of 191
Whole milk powder	8,941	USD 16.4 m	1.84	44 of 190
Skim milk and whey powder	4,886	USD 8.4 m	1.72	68 of 192
Beer of barley, malted	33,252	USD 4.6 m	0.14	62 of 192
Tea leaves	6,890	USD 4.0 m	0.59	49 of 191
Whole milk, condensed	8,417	USD 3.5 m	0.41	15 of 183
Kola nuts	12,380	USD 2.9 m	0.24	2 of 33
Wine	12,857	USD 2.8 m	0.22	62 of 192
Potatoes	10,686	USD 1.4 m	0.13	96 of 183

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Burkina Faso?

By volume, the largest products of Burkina Faso in 2024 were sorghum (1.9 million t), maize (1.9 million t), other fruits, n.e.c. (1.5 million t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Burkina Faso the world’s largest producer of anything?

Yes. In 2024 Burkina Faso was the world’s largest producer of 1 product: bambara beans, dry.

How much sorghum does Burkina Faso produce per person?

About 80.7 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 7.87 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Burkina Faso export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were cotton lint, ginned (USD 333 m), cashew nuts, in shell (USD 98.5 m), sesame seed (USD 71.1 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Burkina Faso import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were wheat (USD 105 m), palm oil (USD 42.6 m), whole milk powder (USD 16.4 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

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.