Groundnut oil production in Burkina Faso
In 2023 Burkina Faso produced 30,308 t of groundnut oil, the 22nd largest in the world (0.47% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 1.0%. The record was 49,000 t in 2018.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 30,308 t
- World rank
- 22 of 87
- 10-year change
- +1.0%
- Record
- 49,000 t
- 2018
Groundnut oil in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Burkina Faso compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.47%
- 0.49% in 2013
- 10-year change
- +1.0%
- world +4.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Benin | 32,000 | 0.50% |
| 21 | Angola | 31,666 | 0.49% |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 30,308 | 0.47% |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 28,000 | 0.44% |
| 24 | Mali | 26,400 | 0.41% |
Map of world production of groundnut oil
Share of the world total; Burkina Faso is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30,308 | +28% |
| 2022 | 23,698 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 21,700 | −24% |
| 2020 | 28,700 | +59% |
| 2019 | 18,000 | −63% |
| 2018 | 49,000 | +17% |
| 2017 | 42,000 | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 39,000 | +15% |
| 2015 | 34,000 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 30,000 | +339% |
| 2012 | 6,832 | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 6,364 | −7.8% |
| 2010 | 6,900 | −22% |
| 2009 | 8,875 | +15% |
| 2008 | 7,712 | +20% |
| 2007 | 6,446 | +19% |
| 2006 | 5,426 | −7.3% |
| 2005 | 5,851 | −31% |
| 2004 | 8,435 | −14% |
| 2003 | 9,829 | +13% |
| 2002 | 8,679 | +38% |
| 2001 | 6,310 | −0.2% |
| 2000 | 6,325 | +11% |
| 1999 | 5,686 | −1.2% |
| 1998 | 5,755 | +43% |
| 1997 | 4,032 | −33% |
| 1996 | 5,998 | +23% |
| 1995 | 4,880 | −9.3% |
| 1994 | 5,383 | −3.5% |
| 1993 | 5,578 | +48% |
| 1992 | 3,771 | +56% |
| 1991 | 2,418 | −33% |
| 1990 | 3,587 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 3,452 | −23% |
| 1988 | 4,465 | +54% |
| 1987 | 2,899 | −29% |
| 1986 | 4,083 | +28% |
| 1985 | 3,197 | +53% |
| 1984 | 2,095 | −4.4% |
| 1983 | 2,192 | +22% |
| 1982 | 1,793 | −8.8% |
| 1981 | 1,967 | +49% |
| 1980 | 1,319 | −36% |
| 1979 | 2,077 | +12% |
| 1978 | 1,852 | +36% |
| 1977 | 1,359 | −24% |
| 1976 | 1,794 | −20% |
| 1975 | 2,254 | −3.8% |
| 1974 | 2,342 | +59% |
| 1973 | 1,473 | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 1,426 | −18% |
| 1971 | 1,731 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1,691 | −6.0% |
| 1969 | 1,798 | −19% |
| 1968 | 2,218 | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 2,042 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 1,999 | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 1,857 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 1,786 | +48% |
| 1963 | 1,205 | −23% |
| 1962 | 1,556 | −14% |
| 1961 | 1,811 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of groundnut oil in Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso produced 30,308 t in 2023, 0.47% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Burkina Faso rank in the world for production of groundnut oil?
Burkina Faso ranked 22nd of 87 countries in 2023. The largest producer was India with 35.9% of the world total.
How has the production of groundnut oil in Burkina Faso changed?
It rose by 1.0% between 2013 and 2023, compared with +4.8% for the world. The record was 49,000 t in 2018.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 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.