Sugar cane production in Burkina Faso
In 2024 Burkina Faso produced 516,138 t of sugar cane, the 60th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 8.0%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 5,090 ha, yield 101.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 516,138 t
- World rank
- 60 of 94
- 10-year change
- +8.0%
- Record
- 516,138 t
- 2024
Sugar cane in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Burkina Faso compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.03% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 101.4
- world 72.5 (+40%)
- kg per person
- 21.9
- world 238
- 10-year change
- +8.0%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Mali | 585,215 | 0.03% |
| 59 | Uruguay | 541,167 | 0.03% |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 516,138 | 0.03% |
| 61 | Niger | 476,922 | 0.02% |
| 62 | Taiwan | 474,537 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
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 | 516,138 | +0.5% | 5,090 | 101.40 |
| 2023 | 513,768 | +0.5% | 5,065 | 101.43 |
| 2022 | 511,397 | +0.1% | 5,041 | 101.45 |
| 2021 | 510,967 | +1.1% | 5,029 | 101.60 |
| 2020 | 505,251 | +0.7% | 4,967 | 101.72 |
| 2019 | 501,987 | +0.6% | 4,927 | 101.88 |
| 2018 | 498,869 | +0.9% | 4,899 | 101.83 |
| 2017 | 494,502 | +1.3% | 4,864 | 101.67 |
| 2016 | 488,142 | +1.3% | 4,842 | 100.81 |
| 2015 | 481,989 | +0.8% | 4,783 | 100.77 |
| 2014 | 478,078 | −0.4% | 4,636 | 103.12 |
| 2013 | 480,000 | −1.0% | 4,700 | 102.13 |
| 2012 | 485,000 | −2.5% | 4,800 | 101.04 |
| 2011 | 497,500 | −2.5% | 4,600 | 108.15 |
| 2010 | 510,000 | +12% | 5,100 | 100.00 |
| 2009 | 455,000 | 0.0% | 4,550 | 100.00 |
| 2008 | 455,000 | 0.0% | 4,550 | 100.00 |
| 2007 | 455,000 | +1.1% | 4,550 | 100.00 |
| 2006 | 450,000 | 0.0% | 4,500 | 100.00 |
| 2005 | 450,000 | 0.0% | 4,500 | 100.00 |
| 2004 | 450,000 | 0.0% | 4,500 | 100.00 |
| 2003 | 450,000 | 0.0% | 4,500 | 100.00 |
| 2002 | 450,000 | +7.1% | 4,500 | 100.00 |
| 2001 | 420,000 | +5.0% | 4,200 | 100.00 |
| 2000 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 100.00 |
| 1999 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 100.00 |
| 1998 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 100.00 |
| 1997 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 100.00 |
| 1996 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 100.00 |
| 1995 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 100.00 |
| 1994 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 100.00 |
| 1993 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 100.00 |
| 1992 | 400,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 100.00 |
| 1991 | 400,000 | +5.3% | 4,000 | 100.00 |
| 1990 | 380,000 | 0.0% | 4,200 | 90.48 |
| 1989 | 380,000 | +12% | 4,000 | 95.00 |
| 1988 | 340,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 85.00 |
| 1987 | 340,000 | −2.9% | 4,000 | 85.00 |
| 1986 | 350,000 | +2.9% | 4,000 | 87.50 |
| 1985 | 340,000 | +6.3% | 4,000 | 85.00 |
| 1984 | 320,000 | −3.0% | 4,000 | 80.00 |
| 1983 | 330,000 | −5.7% | 4,000 | 82.50 |
| 1982 | 350,000 | +9.4% | 4,000 | 87.50 |
| 1981 | 320,000 | −8.6% | 3,915 | 81.74 |
| 1980 | 350,000 | −2.8% | 4,000 | 87.50 |
| 1979 | 360,000 | +14% | 4,000 | 90.00 |
| 1978 | 315,000 | +5.0% | 3,800 | 82.89 |
| 1977 | 300,000 | +42% | 3,100 | 96.77 |
| 1976 | 211,441 | +18% | 2,513 | 84.14 |
| 1975 | 178,639 | +165% | 2,230 | 80.11 |
| 1974 | 67,300 | — | 937 | 71.82 |
| 1973 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso produced 516,138 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Burkina Faso rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Burkina Faso ranked 60th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.2% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar cane in Burkina Faso changed?
It rose by 8.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Burkina Faso?
101.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (516,138 t from 5,090 ha), against a world average of 72.5 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.