Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet was 14.90 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.90 million people
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
30th
of 150 countries
All-time high
14.90 million people
in 2024
All-time low
12.60 million people
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Burkina Faso, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Burkina Faso stood at 14.90 million people. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 30th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.20 million people | — |
| 2018 | 12.90 million people | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.60 million people | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.10 million people | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 13.30 million people | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 14.50 million people | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 14.50 million people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.90 million people | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.90 million people | 12.60 million people | 13.20 million people | 3 |
| 2020s | 14.06 million people | 13.10 million people | 14.90 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 27 Cameroon 16.50 million people compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 15.50 million people compare
- 28 United States of America 15.50 million people compare
- 30 Mali 14.90 million people compare
- 32 Iraq 14.10 million people compare
- 32 Syrian Arab Republic 14.10 million people compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Burkina Faso?
- Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Burkina Faso was 14.90 million people in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 14.90 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.60 million people in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.