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Africa > Burkina Faso > Agriculture

BURKINABE AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural growth 129 [26th of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 39.84 % of land area Time series [100th of 198]
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001
Agricultural land > sq. km 109,000 sq. km Time series [64th of 198]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Agricultural machinery > tractors 2,000 Time series [121st of 190]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Arable and permanent cropland 3,850 thousand hectares [56th of 148]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Arable land > % of land area 17.69 % of land area Time series [64th of 199]
Source: World Resources Institute
Arable land > hectares 4,840,000 hectares Time series [42nd of 199]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Cereal production 129 thousand metric tons [26th of 149]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 940.7 kg/ha Time series [151st of 171]
Source: World Resources Institute
Crop production index 130 % Time series [11th of 182]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Fertilizer use 8.8 kg [113rd of 138]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Food production index 115.2 % Time series [36th of 182]
Source: World Resources Institute
Labor share 92.2% [3rd of 149]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Livestock production index 110.3 % Time series [53rd of 181]
Source: World Resources Institute
Meat production 122 thousand metric tons [95th of 149]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Products
cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001
Tractor concentration 0.5 [129th of 147]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Tractors 1,995 [114th of 147]
Source: World Resources Institute
value added > annual % growth 3.61 % Time series [54th of 164]
Source: World Resources Institute
Workers per hectare 1.3 [37th of 148]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Burkina Faso, Upper Volta

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