How does Burkina Faso rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?

Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.

Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso

Name: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 35.23 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

35.23 kg per person

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

24th

of 170 countries

All-time high

46.11 kg per person

in 2003

All-time low

25.66 kg per person

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 35.23 kg per person for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 46.11 kg per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25.66 kg per person, in 1961.

That places Burkina Faso 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	25.66 kg per person	—
1962	25.89 kg per person	+0.9%
1963	26.11 kg per person	+0.8%
1964	27.68 kg per person	+6.0%
1965	30.9 kg per person	+11.6%
1966	31.04 kg per person	+0.5%
1967	31.18 kg per person	+0.5%
1968	31.28 kg per person	+0.3%
1969	31.73 kg per person	+1.4%
1970	31.9 kg per person	+0.5%
1971	32.11 kg per person	+0.6%
1972	29.97 kg per person	-6.7%
1973	27.55 kg per person	-8.1%
1974	28.12 kg per person	+2.1%
1975	28.79 kg per person	+2.4%
1976	29.16 kg per person	+1.3%
1977	29.6 kg per person	+1.5%
1978	30.34 kg per person	+2.5%
1979	31.35 kg per person	+3.3%
1980	31.91 kg per person	+1.8%
1981	32.99 kg per person	+3.4%
1982	34.09 kg per person	+3.4%
1983	34.53 kg per person	+1.3%
1984	35.19 kg per person	+1.9%
1985	38.48 kg per person	+9.4%
1986	38.43 kg per person	-0.1%
1987	38.55 kg per person	+0.3%
1988	38.6 kg per person	+0.1%
1989	38.67 kg per person	+0.2%
1990	37.67 kg per person	-2.6%
1991	38.5 kg per person	+2.2%
1992	38.56 kg per person	+0.2%
1993	38.61 kg per person	+0.1%
1994	38.67 kg per person	+0.2%
1995	38.8 kg per person	+0.3%
1996	38.82 kg per person	+0.1%
1997	39 kg per person	+0.5%
1998	39.04 kg per person	+0.1%
1999	39.02 kg per person	-0.0%
2000	38.99 kg per person	-0.1%
2001	38.94 kg per person	-0.1%
2002	38.9 kg per person	-0.1%
2003	46.11 kg per person	+18.5%
2004	45.75 kg per person	-0.8%
2005	45.43 kg per person	-0.7%
2006	45.14 kg per person	-0.6%
2007	44.87 kg per person	-0.6%
2008	44.69 kg per person	-0.4%
2009	44.47 kg per person	-0.5%
2010	44.25 kg per person	-0.5%
2011	43.99 kg per person	-0.6%
2012	43.52 kg per person	-1.1%
2013	43.29 kg per person	-0.5%
2014	43.06 kg per person	-0.5%
2015	43.07 kg per person	+0.0%
2016	42.86 kg per person	-0.5%
2017	42.64 kg per person	-0.5%
2018	42.5 kg per person	-0.3%
2019	42.46 kg per person	-0.1%
2020	33.63 kg per person	-20.8%
2021	35.75 kg per person	+6.3%
2022	35.5 kg per person	-0.7%
2023	35.23 kg per person	-0.8%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 35.23 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.69 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 35.23 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.07 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	29.05 kg per person	25.66 kg per person	31.73 kg per person	9
1970s	29.89 kg per person	27.55 kg per person	32.11 kg per person	10
1980s	36.14 kg per person	31.91 kg per person	38.67 kg per person	10
1990s	38.67 kg per person	37.67 kg per person	39.04 kg per person	10
2000s	43.33 kg per person	38.9 kg per person	46.11 kg per person	10
2010s	43.16 kg per person	42.46 kg per person	44.25 kg per person	10
2020s	35.03 kg per person	33.63 kg per person	35.75 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

21 Denmark 41.05 kg per person compare
22 Ethiopia 36.62 kg per person compare
23 Kenya 35.63 kg per person compare
25 Belarus 35.17 kg per person compare
26 Guinea 34.8 kg per person compare
27 Kazakhstan 34.8 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 172 places →

More environment data for Burkina Faso

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % change on previous year (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)

All data for Burkina Faso →

Frequently asked questions

What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso?: All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso was 35.23 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 46.11 kg per person in 2003.
What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 25.66 kg per person in 1961.
How does Burkina Faso rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 172 places, 9,878 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 October 2026

All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.