Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet was 63.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population that 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Burkina Faso stood at 63.4%.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 66.2% | — |
| 2018 | 63.3% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 61.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.2% | 60.2% | 66.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 60.7% | 64.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Burkina Faso?
- Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet in Burkina Faso was 63.4% 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 share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total population unable to afford a healthy diet. A diet is considered unaffordable when the diet cost plus expenditures for basic non-food needs exceed income per capita per day.