Daily supply of calories per person in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,791 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 2,791 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Burkina Faso peaked at 2,791 kilocalories per day in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,319 kilocalories per day, in 1962.
Burkina Faso ranks 125th of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,515 kilocalories per day | 1,319 kilocalories per day | 1,608 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,513 kilocalories per day | 1,394 kilocalories per day | 1,653 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,722 kilocalories per day | 1,473 kilocalories per day | 2,006 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,230 kilocalories per day | 2,112 kilocalories per day | 2,284 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,399 kilocalories per day | 2,256 kilocalories per day | 2,536 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,626 kilocalories per day | 2,573 kilocalories per day | 2,652 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,724 kilocalories per day | 2,664 kilocalories per day | 2,791 kilocalories per day | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 122 Myanmar 2,809 kilocalories per day compare
- 123 Venezuela, RB 2,800 kilocalories per day compare
- 124 Cabo Verde 2,794 kilocalories per day compare
- 126 Ukraine 2,786 kilocalories per day compare
- 127 Bermuda 2,776 kilocalories per day compare
- 128 Kyrgyz Republic 2,763 kilocalories per day compare
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 65.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 18,150 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 596.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 16.15 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Burkina Faso?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Burkina Faso was 2,791 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2,791 kilocalories per day in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,319 kilocalories per day in 1962.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Burkina Faso ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.