Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
58 percent
in 2021
Tanzania
58 percent
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Tanzania rank
37th
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tanzania
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 58 percent against 58 percent in Tanzania, a difference of 0 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 182 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.22 percent | 60.11 percent | 5.11 percent | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 63.9 percent | 56.4 percent | 7.5 percent | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 58 percent | 57.5 percent | 0.5 percent | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Tanzania?
- Burkina Faso, at 58 percent against 58 percent in Tanzania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 0 percent, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 37th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.