> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 2024736,408 t
World rank3 of 41
10-year change+31%
Record829,204 t2022

## Cow peas, dry in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Burkina Faso compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total7.3%9.5% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.5world 0.6 (−24%)
kg per person31.3world 1.24
10-year change+31%world +70%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/nigeria/) | 4,287,631 | 42.4% |
| 2 | [Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/niger/) | 2,767,637 | 27.4% |
| 3 | **Burkina Faso** | 736,408 | 7.3% |
| 4 | [Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/ghana/) | 324,088 | 3.2% |
| 5 | [Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/cameroon/) | 250,312 | 2.5% |

[Full ranking of 41 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/)

### Map of world production of cow peas, dry

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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

[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/nigeria/)[Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/niger/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/ghana/)[Cameroon](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/cameroon/)[Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/mali/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/tanzania/)[Senegal](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/senegal/)[Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/benin/)[Sudan](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/sudan/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/myanmar/)[Yemen](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/yemen/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/dr-congo/)
[All countries producing cow peas, dry](https://husfarm.com/production/cow-peas/)

## Other products of Burkina Faso

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[Agricultural production in Burkina Faso](https://husfarm.com/production/country/burkina-faso/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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