All sugar crops production in Burkina Faso
In 2024 Burkina Faso produced 516,138 t of all sugar crops, the 88th largest in the world (0.02% 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 estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 516,138 t
- World rank
- 88 of 137
- 10-year change
- +8.0%
- Record
- 516,138 t
- 2024
All sugar crops in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Burkina Faso compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.02% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 101.4
- world 70.9 (+43%)
- kg per person
- 21.9
- world 274
- 10-year change
- +8.0%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Mali | 593,773 | 0.03% |
| 87 | Uruguay | 541,167 | 0.02% |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 516,138 | 0.02% |
| 89 | Niger | 476,922 | 0.02% |
| 90 | Taiwan | 474,537 | 0.02% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
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 crops in Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso produced 516,138 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Burkina Faso rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Burkina Faso ranked 88th of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in Burkina Faso changed?
It rose by 8.0% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Burkina Faso?
101.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (516,138 t from 5,090 ha), against a world average of 70.9 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 estimated 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.