Cow peas, dry production in Burkina Faso
In 2024 Burkina Faso produced 736,408 t of cow peas, dry, the 3rd largest in the world (7.29% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 31%. The record was 829,204 t in 2022. Area harvested: 1.5 million ha, yield 0.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 736,408 t
- World rank
- 3 of 41
- 10-year change
- +31%
- Record
- 829,204 t
- 2022
Cow peas, dry in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Burkina Faso compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 7.3%
- 9.5% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.5
- world 0.6 (−24%)
- kg per person
- 31.3
- world 1.24
- 10-year change
- +31%
- world +70%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 4,287,631 | 42.4% |
| 2 | Niger | 2,767,637 | 27.4% |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 736,408 | 7.3% |
| 4 | Ghana | 324,088 | 3.2% |
| 5 | Cameroon | 250,312 | 2.5% |
Map of world production of cow peas, dry
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 | 736,408 | +0.4% | 1,520,787 | 0.48 |
| 2023 | 733,576 | −12% | 1,516,468 | 0.48 |
| 2022 | 829,204 | +82% | 1,715,884 | 0.48 |
| 2021 | 454,840 | −35% | 938,880 | 0.48 |
| 2020 | 704,539 | −0.5% | 1,456,536 | 0.48 |
| 2019 | 708,000 | +3.6% | 1,463,299 | 0.48 |
| 2018 | 683,174 | +23% | 1,414,472 | 0.48 |
| 2017 | 555,833 | +0.3% | 1,152,818 | 0.48 |
| 2016 | 554,286 | −3.0% | 1,152,708 | 0.48 |
| 2015 | 571,304 | +1.5% | 1,188,798 | 0.48 |
| 2014 | 562,729 | −6.2% | 1,150,585 | 0.49 |
| 2013 | 599,804 | +0.2% | 1,200,500 | 0.50 |
| 2012 | 598,524 | +36% | 1,273,500 | 0.47 |
| 2011 | 441,015 | −30% | 938,000 | 0.47 |
| 2010 | 626,113 | +38% | 1,332,200 | 0.47 |
| 2009 | 453,629 | −16% | 965,200 | 0.47 |
| 2008 | 537,680 | +112% | 1,144,000 | 0.47 |
| 2007 | 253,190 | −42% | 538,700 | 0.47 |
| 2006 | 436,156 | −1.9% | 928,000 | 0.47 |
| 2005 | 444,712 | +61% | 946,000 | 0.47 |
| 2004 | 276,349 | −39% | 588,000 | 0.47 |
| 2003 | 456,600 | +38% | 972,000 | 0.47 |
| 2002 | 330,210 | −12% | 708,000 | 0.47 |
| 2001 | 376,225 | +195% | 800,500 | 0.47 |
| 2000 | 127,682 | −59% | 272,000 | 0.47 |
| 1999 | 309,466 | −8.5% | 619,000 | 0.50 |
| 1998 | 338,102 | +85% | 650,000 | 0.52 |
| 1997 | 183,077 | −28% | 418,000 | 0.44 |
| 1996 | 254,157 | +30% | 605,000 | 0.42 |
| 1995 | 195,444 | −2.8% | 465,000 | 0.42 |
| 1994 | 201,054 | −18% | 457,000 | 0.44 |
| 1993 | 245,991 | −2.9% | 527,000 | 0.47 |
| 1992 | 253,361 | +1.0% | 590,000 | 0.43 |
| 1991 | 250,938 | +62% | 584,000 | 0.43 |
| 1990 | 155,159 | −22% | 388,000 | 0.40 |
| 1989 | 199,498 | −7.1% | 499,000 | 0.40 |
| 1988 | 214,718 | +28% | 537,000 | 0.40 |
| 1987 | 167,343 | −13% | 418,300 | 0.40 |
| 1986 | 193,180 | +19% | 482,950 | 0.40 |
| 1985 | 161,841 | +45% | 404,000 | 0.40 |
| 1984 | 111,354 | −2.7% | 278,000 | 0.40 |
| 1983 | 114,426 | −7.5% | 286,000 | 0.40 |
| 1982 | 123,682 | −4.7% | 309,000 | 0.40 |
| 1981 | 129,822 | +21% | 324,500 | 0.40 |
| 1980 | 107,125 | −11% | 268,000 | 0.40 |
| 1979 | 120,703 | +0.9% | 302,000 | 0.40 |
| 1978 | 119,582 | +5.4% | 299,000 | 0.40 |
| 1977 | 113,447 | +11% | 283,000 | 0.40 |
| 1976 | 101,792 | −21% | 255,000 | 0.40 |
| 1975 | 128,215 | +15% | 320,000 | 0.40 |
| 1974 | 111,069 | +31% | 278,000 | 0.40 |
| 1973 | 84,981 | −5.6% | 212,000 | 0.40 |
| 1972 | 89,982 | −0.4% | 225,000 | 0.40 |
| 1971 | 90,322 | −17% | 226,000 | 0.40 |
| 1970 | 108,876 | +2.7% | 272,000 | 0.40 |
| 1969 | 106,006 | −4.4% | 265,000 | 0.40 |
| 1968 | 110,877 | +4.8% | 277,000 | 0.40 |
| 1967 | 105,813 | +3.5% | 264,500 | 0.40 |
| 1966 | 102,219 | +4.9% | 255,000 | 0.40 |
| 1965 | 97,457 | −5.7% | 244,000 | 0.40 |
| 1964 | 103,303 | +10% | 258,000 | 0.40 |
| 1963 | 93,853 | +2.6% | 235,000 | 0.40 |
| 1962 | 91,491 | +23% | 228,000 | 0.40 |
| 1961 | 74,219 | — | 185,500 | 0.40 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cow peas, dry in Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso produced 736,408 t in 2024, 7.3% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Burkina Faso rank in the world for production of cow peas, dry?
Burkina Faso ranked 3rd of 41 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 42.4% of the world total.
How has the production of cow peas, dry in Burkina Faso changed?
It rose by 31% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +70% for the world. The record was 829,204 t in 2022.
What is the yield of cow peas, dry in Burkina Faso?
0.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (736,408 t from 1.5 million ha), against a world average of 0.6 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 imputed 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.