Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,600 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1,600 kg per square kilometre for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,600 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 284.14 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 26th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 284.14 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 290.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 290.48 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 315.76 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 363.11 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1966 | 369.38 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 378.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 382.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 394.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 402.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 410.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 378.85 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 363.11 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 384.39 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 394.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 402.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 410.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 419 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 427.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 435.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 444.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 453.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 462.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 471.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 556.08 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 566.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 582.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 595.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 608.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 600.6 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 624.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 637.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 650.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 662.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 676.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 689.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 703.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 717.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 731.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 746.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 761.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 776.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1,138 kg per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2004 | 1,160 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,184 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1,207 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,231 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,256 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1,281 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,333 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,360 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,387 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1,419 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,453 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,495 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1,524 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,554 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1,586 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,230 kg per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 1,541 kg per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 1,571 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1,600 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 783.06 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1,600 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572.39 kg per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +46.5% | 776.75 kg per square kilometre | 1,138 kg per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +25.3% | 1,230 kg per square kilometre | 1,541 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 341.08 kg per square kilometre | 284.14 kg per square kilometre | 394.66 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 399.36 kg per square kilometre | 363.11 kg per square kilometre | 427.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 517.56 kg per square kilometre | 435.9 kg per square kilometre | 608.32 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 669.47 kg per square kilometre | 600.6 kg per square kilometre | 731.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,074 kg per square kilometre | 746.59 kg per square kilometre | 1,281 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,442 kg per square kilometre | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | 1,586 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,485 kg per square kilometre | 1,230 kg per square kilometre | 1,600 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 1,600 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 284.14 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.