Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0092 ha per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0092 ha per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0136 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 ha per person, in 1991.
Burkina Faso ranks 40th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0111 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0136 ha per person | +22.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0066 ha per person | -51.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0069 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0064 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0066 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0067 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0085 ha per person | +26.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0073 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0072 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.007 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.007 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0066 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0054 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0067 ha per person | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.005 ha per person | -30.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0059 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0055 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 ha per person | -38.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0035 ha per person | +28.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0027 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 ha per person | +34.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 ha per person | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 ha per person | +36.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0041 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 ha per person | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 ha per person | +91.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 ha per person | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 ha per person | +40.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.008 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0079 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0076 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0088 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0083 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0094 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.01 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 ha per person | +4.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0092 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0082 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0092 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0082 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0136 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0072 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.01 ha per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0092 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0136 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 ha per person in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 40th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.