> 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%.

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# 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.

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Production, 2024516,138 t
World rank60 of 94
10-year change+8.0%
Record516,138 t2024

## Sugar cane in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Burkina Faso compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.03%0.03% in 2014
Yield, t/ha101.4world 72.5 (+40%)
kg per person21.9world 238
10-year change+8.0%world +2.8%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 58 | [Mali](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/mali/) | 585,215 | 0.03% |
| 59 | [Uruguay](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/uruguay/) | 541,167 | 0.03% |
| 60 | **Burkina Faso** | 516,138 | 0.03% |
| 61 | [Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/niger/) | 476,922 | 0.02% |
| 62 | [Taiwan](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/taiwan/) | 474,537 | 0.02% |

[Full ranking of 94 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/)

### Map of world production of sugar cane

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 | 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

[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/brazil/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/india/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/china/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/pakistan/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/thailand/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/mexico/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/indonesia/)[Colombia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/colombia/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/united-states/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/australia/)[Guatemala](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/guatemala/)[Philippines](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/philippines/)
[All countries producing sugar cane](https://husfarm.com/production/sugar-cane/)

## 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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