Number of people who are severely food insecure in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of people who are severely food insecure was 1.70 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are severely food insecure in Burkina Faso, 2017–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people who are severely food insecure in Burkina Faso stood at 1.70 million people. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 45th out of 118 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people who are severely food insecure in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.20 million people | — |
| 2018 | 1.20 million people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million people | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.50 million people | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 1.60 million people | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.60 million people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.70 million people | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.23 million people | 1.20 million people | 1.30 million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million people | 1.50 million people | 1.70 million people | 4 |
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 number of people who are severely food insecure in Burkina Faso?
- Number of people who are severely food insecure in Burkina Faso was 1.70 million people in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are severely food insecure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people who are severely food insecure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million people in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of people who are severely food insecure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 45th out of 118 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are severely food insecure rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are severely food insecure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Severe food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). It is strongly related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).