Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply
Burkina Faso
-15.6%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
-15.0%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
96th
Sierra Leone rank
95th
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -15.0% against -15.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 96th and Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 192 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.4% | -3.9% | 2.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | -3.8% | -6.9% | 3.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | -5.3% | -10.1% | 4.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | -4.7% | -14.0% | 9.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | -4.1% | -8.6% | 4.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | -8.8% | -9.6% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | -11.4% | -15.7% | 4.3% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -15.0% against -15.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Burkina Faso ranks 96th and Sierra Leone ranks 95th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.