Non-agricultural population in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Non-agricultural population was 1.40 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Burkina Faso, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
In 2012, non-agricultural population in Burkina Faso stood at 1.40 million FAO, number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.40 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 565,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
Burkina Faso ranks 38th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Non-agricultural population in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | FAO, number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 565,000 FAO, number | — |
| 1981 | 577,000 FAO, number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 590,000 FAO, number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 603,000 FAO, number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 617,000 FAO, number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 631,000 FAO, number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 645,000 FAO, number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 660,000 FAO, number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 676,000 FAO, number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 692,000 FAO, number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 708,000 FAO, number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 729,000 FAO, number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 751,000 FAO, number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 773,000 FAO, number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 797,000 FAO, number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 821,000 FAO, number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 846,000 FAO, number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 872,000 FAO, number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 899,000 FAO, number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 926,000 FAO, number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 955,000 FAO, number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 985,000 FAO, number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million FAO, number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.05 million FAO, number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.08 million FAO, number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.12 million FAO, number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million FAO, number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.19 million FAO, number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.23 million FAO, number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.27 million FAO, number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million FAO, number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.35 million FAO, number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million FAO, number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 625,600 FAO, number | 565,000 FAO, number | 692,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 812,200 FAO, number | 708,000 FAO, number | 926,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million FAO, number | 955,000 FAO, number | 1.27 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million FAO, number | 1.31 million FAO, number | 1.40 million FAO, number | 3 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.2778 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Burkina Faso?
- Non-agricultural population in Burkina Faso was 1.40 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 565,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for non-agricultural population?
- Burkina Faso ranks 38th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.3%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.