Burkina Faso

Rainfall in the last month has been average in most parts of the country except for a rainfall deficit in some parts of the central and eastern provinces where cumulative rainfall was ca. 20%-30% below-average. As a result, in the Est, Centre-ouest and Centre-est regions, ca. 30%-40% of active crop area and ca. 30%-35% of active rangeland area are affected by a greenness anomaly. It is still early in the season and the situation needs to be monitored in the coming weeks. The Copernicus C3S Multimodel seasonal rainfall forecast for the July-August 2025 period points to wetter-than-average conditions across the country. According to FAO GIEWS (June 2025), “If the current pace of conflict continues, it will continue to affect farming activities in central and northern areas, probably leading to localized production deficits in 2025”.