Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was 469,450 rice milled equivalent in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
469,450 rice milled equivalent
Change on year
down 22.8%
World rank
28th
of 179 countries
All-time high
608,080 rice milled equivalent
in 2018
All-time low
34 rice milled equivalent
in 1972
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Burkina Faso, 1961–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119902019

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Measured in rice milled equivalent.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Burkina Faso is 469,450 rice milled equivalent, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.8% on the previous year and up 87.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Burkina Faso peaked at 608,080 rice milled equivalent in 2018 and was at its lowest, 34 rice milled equivalent, in 1972.

Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) in Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2019.
Year rice milled equivalent Change
1961 3,491 rice milled equivalent
1962 3,429 rice milled equivalent -1.8%
1963 1,994 rice milled equivalent -41.8%
1964 3,165 rice milled equivalent +58.7%
1965 2,907 rice milled equivalent -8.2%
1966 3,689 rice milled equivalent +26.9%
1967 3,402 rice milled equivalent -7.8%
1968 1,199 rice milled equivalent -64.8%
1969 1,337 rice milled equivalent +11.5%
1970 2,400 rice milled equivalent +79.5%
1971 1,150 rice milled equivalent -52.1%
1972 34 rice milled equivalent -97.0%
1973 3,276 rice milled equivalent +9535.3%
1974 3,004 rice milled equivalent -8.3%
1975 9,033 rice milled equivalent +200.7%
1976 11,086 rice milled equivalent +22.7%
1977 16,271 rice milled equivalent +46.8%
1978 9,299 rice milled equivalent -42.8%
1979 24,415 rice milled equivalent +162.6%
1980 29,642 rice milled equivalent +21.4%
1981 14,581 rice milled equivalent -50.8%
1982 33,040 rice milled equivalent +126.6%
1983 36,972 rice milled equivalent +11.9%
1984 77,877 rice milled equivalent +110.6%
1985 104,022 rice milled equivalent +33.6%
1986 79,611 rice milled equivalent -23.5%
1987 58,079 rice milled equivalent -27.0%
1988 85,734 rice milled equivalent +47.6%
1989 90,453 rice milled equivalent +5.5%
1990 69,654 rice milled equivalent -23.0%
1991 73,465 rice milled equivalent +5.5%
1992 86,600 rice milled equivalent +17.9%
1993 80,000 rice milled equivalent -7.6%
1994 152,773 rice milled equivalent +91.0%
1995 101,238 rice milled equivalent -33.7%
1996 179,728 rice milled equivalent +77.5%
1997 168,211 rice milled equivalent -6.4%
1998 136,532 rice milled equivalent -18.8%
1999 203,143 rice milled equivalent +48.8%
2000 124,186 rice milled equivalent -38.9%
2001 153,656 rice milled equivalent +23.7%
2002 194,014 rice milled equivalent +26.3%
2003 140,244 rice milled equivalent -27.7%
2004 123,584 rice milled equivalent -11.9%
2005 195,842 rice milled equivalent +58.5%
2006 177,720 rice milled equivalent -9.3%
2007 138,140 rice milled equivalent -22.3%
2008 135,320 rice milled equivalent -2.0%
2009 249,973 rice milled equivalent +84.7%
2010 217,319 rice milled equivalent -13.1%
2011 292,629 rice milled equivalent +34.7%
2012 380,813 rice milled equivalent +30.1%
2013 412,705 rice milled equivalent +8.4%
2014 301,770 rice milled equivalent -26.9%
2015 315,691 rice milled equivalent +4.6%
2016 445,304 rice milled equivalent +41.1%
2017 387,015 rice milled equivalent -13.1%
2018 608,080 rice milled equivalent +57.1%
2019 469,450 rice milled equivalent -22.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,735 rice milled equivalent 1,199 rice milled equivalent 3,689 rice milled equivalent 9
1970s 7,997 rice milled equivalent 34 rice milled equivalent 24,415 rice milled equivalent 10
1980s 61,001 rice milled equivalent 14,581 rice milled equivalent 104,022 rice milled equivalent 10
1990s 125,134 rice milled equivalent 69,654 rice milled equivalent 203,143 rice milled equivalent 10
2000s 163,268 rice milled equivalent 123,584 rice milled equivalent 249,973 rice milled equivalent 10
2010s 383,078 rice milled equivalent 217,319 rice milled equivalent 608,080 rice milled equivalent 10

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 25 Haiti 474,224 rice milled equivalent compare
  2. 26 Venezuela 473,046 rice milled equivalent compare
  3. 27 Indonesia 471,444 rice milled equivalent compare
  4. 29 Somalia 455,799 rice milled equivalent compare
  5. 30 Turkey 443,210 rice milled equivalent compare
  6. 31 Madagascar 406,843 rice milled equivalent compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

More reference data data for Burkina Faso

All data for Burkina Faso →

Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Burkina Faso?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Burkina Faso was 469,450 rice milled equivalent in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 608,080 rice milled equivalent in 2018.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 34 rice milled equivalent in 1972.
How does Burkina Faso rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Burkina Faso ranks 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 59 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Burkina Faso. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-paddy-rice-milled-equivalent/burkina-faso/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-paddy-rice-milled-equivalent/burkina-faso/">Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Burkina Faso</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent)
Unit
rice milled equivalent
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 7,665 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.