Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 58 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 58 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 66 percent in 2005 and was at its lowest, 58 percent, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 37th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65 percent | — |
| 2002 | 64 percent | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 65 percent | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 66 percent | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65 percent | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64 percent | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65 percent | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 62 percent | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 59 percent | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 58 percent | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 58 percent | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 58 percent is below the median for low income countries, which is 65 percent, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 58 percent is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58 percent, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.22 percent | 64 percent | 66 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.9 percent | 59 percent | 65 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 58 percent | 58 percent | 58 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More energy & mining data for Burkina Faso
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 41.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 58 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 66 percent in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 percent in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.