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Last updated: August 12, 2023update: August 15, 2024

This page contains information about some of the data available in the FEWS NET Data Explorer (FDE) for Burkina Faso. This is not a comprehensive guide.

For information about using the filters and fields for specific domains in the FDE, see Choose a Data Domain.

Summary table

ISO 3166-1 codes

Alpha 2: BF, Alpha 3: BFA, Numeric: 854

Administrative units

Regions, provinces, communes

Agricultural seasons

Rainy (starts as early as April) and dry seasons

Major crops

Maize, millet, sorghum

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Since 2001, there have been only small local issue-related changes in the boundaries of a few of the 45 provinces. In 2020, FEWS NET added Admin 3 boundaries (communes), though they were present in the country before then.

Crop data

Explore our crop data.

View our documentation on using the Crop Domain.

Crop estimate data sources

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