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Maize (corn) production in Burkina Faso

Maize (corn) production in Burkina Faso was 1,850,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 7.3% from 2023. That is the 48th highest of 169 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes1,850,000
Change on 2023-7.3%
Rank48th of 169Countries ranked
Series high1,995,3592023
Series low55,3481970

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Maize (corn) production in Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2024

0500K1M1.5M2M19611971198119912001201120241961: 74,985 tonnes1962: 78,306 tonnes1963: 108,788 tonnes1964: 127,000 tonnes1965: 108,707 tonnes1966: 110,000 tonnes1967: 124,000 tonnes1968: 137,000 tonnes1969: 59,530 tonnes1970: 55,348 tonnes1971: 66,394 tonnes1972: 58,676 tonnes1973: 58,330 tonnes1974: 73,136 tonnes1975: 84,490 tonnes1976: 60,041 tonnes1977: 73,748 tonnes1978: 107,713 tonnes1979: 99,487 tonnes1980: 104,510 tonnes1981: 118,563 tonnes1982: 111,294 tonnes1983: 70,743 tonnes1984: 77,399 tonnes1985: 141,782 tonnes1986: 154,960 tonnes1987: 130,502 tonnes1988: 226,715 tonnes1989: 256,913 tonnes1990: 257,900 tonnes1991: 315,100 tonnes1992: 342,700 tonnes1993: 270,723 tonnes1994: 350,315 tonnes1995: 212,493 tonnes1996: 293,707 tonnes1997: 366,467 tonnes1998: 377,758 tonnes1999: 468,948 tonnes2000: 423,494 tonnes2001: 606,291 tonnes2002: 653,081 tonnes2003: 665,508 tonnes2004: 481,474 tonnes2005: 799,052 tonnes2006: 866,664 tonnes2007: 553,874 tonnes2008: 1,013,634 tonnes2009: 894,558 tonnes2010: 1,133,452 tonnes2011: 1,076,753 tonnes2012: 1,556,316 tonnes2013: 1,585,418 tonnes2014: 1,433,085 tonnes2015: 1,469,612 tonnes2016: 1,602,525 tonnes2017: 1,533,431 tonnes2018: 1,700,127 tonnes2019: 1,710,898 tonnes2020: 1,920,101 tonnes2021: 1,853,510 tonnes2022: 1,810,276 tonnes2023: 1,995,359 tonnes2024: 1,850,000 tonnes0500K1M1.5M2M19611983200520241961: 74,985 tonnes1962: 78,306 tonnes1963: 108,788 tonnes1964: 127,000 tonnes1965: 108,707 tonnes1966: 110,000 tonnes1967: 124,000 tonnes1968: 137,000 tonnes1969: 59,530 tonnes1970: 55,348 tonnes1971: 66,394 tonnes1972: 58,676 tonnes1973: 58,330 tonnes1974: 73,136 tonnes1975: 84,490 tonnes1976: 60,041 tonnes1977: 73,748 tonnes1978: 107,713 tonnes1979: 99,487 tonnes1980: 104,510 tonnes1981: 118,563 tonnes1982: 111,294 tonnes1983: 70,743 tonnes1984: 77,399 tonnes1985: 141,782 tonnes1986: 154,960 tonnes1987: 130,502 tonnes1988: 226,715 tonnes1989: 256,913 tonnes1990: 257,900 tonnes1991: 315,100 tonnes1992: 342,700 tonnes1993: 270,723 tonnes1994: 350,315 tonnes1995: 212,493 tonnes1996: 293,707 tonnes1997: 366,467 tonnes1998: 377,758 tonnes1999: 468,948 tonnes2000: 423,494 tonnes2001: 606,291 tonnes2002: 653,081 tonnes2003: 665,508 tonnes2004: 481,474 tonnes2005: 799,052 tonnes2006: 866,664 tonnes2007: 553,874 tonnes2008: 1,013,634 tonnes2009: 894,558 tonnes2010: 1,133,452 tonnes2011: 1,076,753 tonnes2012: 1,556,316 tonnes2013: 1,585,418 tonnes2014: 1,433,085 tonnes2015: 1,469,612 tonnes2016: 1,602,525 tonnes2017: 1,533,431 tonnes2018: 1,700,127 tonnes2019: 1,710,898 tonnes2020: 1,920,101 tonnes2021: 1,853,510 tonnes2022: 1,810,276 tonnes2023: 1,995,359 tonnes2024: 1,850,000 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
20241,850,000
20231,995,359
20221,810,276
20211,853,510
20201,920,101
20191,710,898
20181,700,127
20171,533,431
20161,602,525
20151,469,612
20141,433,085
20131,585,418
20121,556,316
20111,076,753
20101,133,452
2009894,558
20081,013,634
2007553,874
2006866,664
2005799,052
2004481,474
2003665,508
2002653,081
2001606,291
2000423,494
1999468,948
1998377,758
1997366,467
1996293,707
1995212,493
1994350,315
1993270,723
1992342,700
1991315,100
1990257,900
1989256,913
1988226,715
1987130,502
1986154,960
1985141,782
198477,399
198370,743
1982111,294
1981118,563
1980104,510
197999,487
1978107,713
197773,748
197660,041
197584,490
197473,136
197358,330
197258,676
197166,394
197055,348
196959,530
1968137,000
1967124,000
1966110,000
1965108,707
1964127,000
1963108,788
196278,306
196174,985

Burkina Faso compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 20,216 tonnesAfghanistan: 260,000 tonnesAntigua and Barbuda: 50 tonnesAlbania: 410,438 tonnesArmenia: 6,298 tonnesAngola: 3,352,459 tonnesArgentina: 57,494,500 tonnesAustria: 2,059,360 tonnesAustralia: 447,027 tonnesAzerbaijan: 302,689 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 762,288 tonnesBangladesh: 4,592,508 tonnesBelgium: 501,790 tonnesBurkina Faso: 1,850,000 tonnesBulgaria: 1,635,100 tonnesBurundi: 590,000 tonnesBenin: 2,094,824 tonnesBolivia: 1,118,419 tonnesBrazil: 114,953,303 tonnesBahamas: 605 tonnesBhutan: 27,636 tonnesBotswana: 18,000 tonnesBelarus: 1,700,000 tonnesBelize: 104,890 tonnesCanada: 15,344,938 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,387,753 tonnesCentral African Republic: 200,000 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 13,000 tonnesSwitzerland: 156,750 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,640,661 tonnesChile: 530,937 tonnesCameroon: 2,200,000 tonnesChina: 294,920,000 tonnesColombia: 1,489,582 tonnesCosta Rica: 8,042 tonnesCuba: 220,000 tonnesCape Verde: 5 tonnesCzechia: 712,240 tonnesGermany: 5,010,500 tonnesDjibouti: 17 tonnesDenmark: 62,660 tonnesDominican Republic: 91,449 tonnesAlgeria: 12,000 tonnesEcuador: 1,195,203 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 7,206,000 tonnesEritrea: 20,000 tonnesSpain: 3,500,060 tonnesEthiopia: 11,701,131 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 2,421 tonnesFrance: 14,670,620 tonnesGabon: 45,976 tonnesGeorgia: 211,500 tonnesGhana: 3,794,000 tonnesGambia: 25,817 tonnesGuinea: 937,000 tonnesGreece: 960,030 tonnesGuatemala: 2,261,090 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 15,000 tonnesGuyana: 4,000 tonnesHonduras: 730,330 tonnesCroatia: 2,067,100 tonnesHaiti: 175,000 tonnesHungary: 5,297,730 tonnesIndonesia: 15,138,912 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIsrael: 43,671 tonnesIndia: 40,230,573 tonnesIraq: 500,000 tonnesIran: 269,805 tonnesItaly: 4,940,530 tonnesJamaica: 2,381 tonnesJordan: 0 tonnesJapan: 169 tonnesKenya: 4,023,000 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 805,250 tonnesCambodia: 1,380,000 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,300,000 tonnesSouth Korea: 89,000 tonnesKuwait: 30,030 tonnesKazakhstan: 1,005,167 tonnesLaos: 515,300 tonnesLebanon: 5,000 tonnesSri Lanka: 223,496 tonnesLesotho: 56,443 tonnesLithuania: 111,740 tonnesLuxembourg: 1,720 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesLibya: 3,800 tonnesMorocco: 73,227 tonnesMoldova: 716,903 tonnesMontenegro: 3,464 tonnesMadagascar: 265,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 130,413 tonnesMali: 3,952,763 tonnesMyanmar: 2,050,000 tonnesMauritania: 18,000 tonnesMauritius: 1,289 tonnesMalawi: 3,000,000 tonnesMexico: 24,326,508 tonnesMalaysia: 1,317 tonnesMozambique: 2,318,945 tonnesNamibia: 30,056 tonnesNew Caledonia: 7,326 tonnesNiger: 44,298 tonnesNigeria: 11,164,000 tonnesNetherlands: 122,710 tonnesNepal: 3,193,869 tonnesNew Zealand: 244,444 tonnesOman: 2,492 tonnesPanama: 88,900 tonnesPeru: 1,686,077 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 12,926 tonnesPhilippines: 8,138,178 tonnesPakistan: 9,200,000 tonnesPoland: 9,223,230 tonnesPuerto Rico: 233 tonnesPortugal: 617,530 tonnesParaguay: 3,942,500 tonnesQatar: 1,605 tonnesRomania: 5,971,850 tonnesSerbia: 5,107,309 tonnesRussia: 13,954,000 tonnesRwanda: 627,086 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 67,441 tonnesSudan: 22,170 tonnesSweden: 15,500 tonnesSlovenia: 384,930 tonnesSlovakia: 1,063,820 tonnesSierra Leone: 27,443 tonnesSenegal: 774,000 tonnesSomalia: 69,000 tonnesSuriname: 111 tonnesSouth Sudan: 157,000 tonnesEl Salvador: 785,000 tonnesSyria: 320,113 tonnesEswatini: 75,000 tonnesChad: 394,045 tonnesTogo: 1,010,000 tonnesThailand: 4,558,192 tonnesTajikistan: 340,000 tonnesTimor-Leste: 70,000 tonnesTurkmenistan: 6,740 tonnesTürkiye: 8,100,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 0 tonnesTaiwan: 220,070 tonnesTanzania: 10,084,000 tonnesUkraine: 26,863,740 tonnesUganda: 5,000,000 tonnesUnited States: 377,632,690 tonnesUruguay: 581,658 tonnesUzbekistan: 866,836 tonnesVenezuela: 2,832,022 tonnesVietnam: 4,402,173 tonnesVanuatu: 985 tonnesYemen: 58,000 tonnesSouth Africa: 12,850,000 tonnesZambia: 1,511,143 tonnesZimbabwe: 634,699 tonnes
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Maize (corn) production, 2024, tonnes. Burkina Faso is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Quantity of maize (corn) harvested dry for grain produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Green maize and maize cut for forage are not included. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510) (Maize (corn) production, Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/burkina-faso. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Maize (corn) production, Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/burkina-faso.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/burkina-faso (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the maize (corn) production in Burkina Faso?

Maize (corn) production in Burkina Faso was 1,850,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 7.3% from 2023. That is the 48th highest of 169 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest maize (corn) production in Burkina Faso?

1,995,359 tonnes in 2023, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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