All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 2,965 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
2,965 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
34th
of 170 countries
All-time high
3,253 kg per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
454.75 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 2,965 kg per square kilometre for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Burkina Faso peaked at 3,253 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 454.75 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 34th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 454.75 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 465.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 476.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 512.98 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 581.91 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 594.29 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 607.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 619.55 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 639.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 654.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 669.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 636.02 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 595.27 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 619.15 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 646.82 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 669.27 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 695.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 730.87 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 774.96 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 810.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 860.91 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 914.71 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 953.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 999.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 1,125 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1986 | 1,156 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1,192 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1,226 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1,261 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 1,261 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,322 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 1,357 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1,393 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,431 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1,473 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1,512 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1,559 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1,604 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1,651 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1,700 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1,750 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,803 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2,205 kg per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 2,257 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2,313 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2,372 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 2,430 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2,492 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2,553 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2,616 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2,679 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2,731 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2,800 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2,869 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,956 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3,029 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3,100 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3,175 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 3,253 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 2,640 kg per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2021 | 2,874 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 2,920 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2,965 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 2,965 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 2,965 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 550.22 kg per square kilometre | 454.75 kg per square kilometre | 639.41 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 669.19 kg per square kilometre | 595.27 kg per square kilometre | 774.96 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,050 kg per square kilometre | 810.46 kg per square kilometre | 1,261 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,456 kg per square kilometre | 1,261 kg per square kilometre | 1,651 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,187 kg per square kilometre | 1,700 kg per square kilometre | 2,553 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,921 kg per square kilometre | 2,616 kg per square kilometre | 3,253 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,850 kg per square kilometre | 2,640 kg per square kilometre | 2,965 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Burkina Faso?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Burkina Faso was 2,965 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3,253 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 454.75 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.