Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0044 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0044 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.1% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0073 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.0039 units per person, in 2004.
That places Burkina Faso 129th out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0014 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0043 units per person | +214.5% |
| 1973 | 0.004 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 units per person | -41.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 units per person | -21.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 units per person | +27.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 units per person | +68.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 units per person | -29.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 units per person | +16.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 units per person | -64.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 units per person | +166.3% |
| 1982 | 0.003 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 units per person | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 units per person | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 units per person | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 units per person | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 units per person | -67.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 units per person | +195.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0034 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.004 units per person | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 units per person | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 units per person | +60.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 units per person | +39.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 units per person | -37.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 units per person | -85.7% |
| 2001 | -0.0016 units per person | -360.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per person | -121.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -47.6% |
| 2004 | -0.0039 units per person | -2167.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -101.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 units per person | +2700.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 units per person | +80.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 units per person | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 units per person | -40.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 units per person | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0028 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.003 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 units per person | -39.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 units per person | +125.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 units per person | +44.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0072 units per person | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 units per person | -38.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0044 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.009 units per person, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0044 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0138 units per person, 32% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +2700.6% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
| 2004 | -2167.0% | 0.0002 units per person | -0.0039 units per person |
| 2001 | -360.3% | 0.0006 units per person | -0.0016 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0026 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | -0.0039 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- 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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0044 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0039 units per person in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 129th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.