Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.124 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.124 kg per person.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.1457 kg per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1026 kg per person, in 2002.
That places Burkina Faso 101st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1051 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.106 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1044 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1118 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1265 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1265 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1276 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1268 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1285 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1287 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1291 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.117 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1102 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1145 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1152 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.115 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1146 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1143 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1137 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1128 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1117 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1108 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1098 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1088 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1177 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1163 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.12 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1207 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1214 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1099 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1114 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1109 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1103 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1097 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1091 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1084 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1078 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.107 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1059 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1049 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1038 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1026 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1457 kg per person | +42.0% |
| 2004 | 0.144 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1423 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1407 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1393 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1379 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1366 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1353 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.134 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1326 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1313 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1324 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1341 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1394 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1381 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1367 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1366 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1139 kg per person | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.127 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1257 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.124 kg per person | -1.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.124 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1013 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.124 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0605 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita 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 | +42.0% | 0.1026 kg per person | 0.1457 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1181 kg per person | 0.1044 kg per person | 0.1285 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1172 kg per person | 0.1102 kg per person | 0.1291 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.115 kg per person | 0.1088 kg per person | 0.1214 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.109 kg per person | 0.1059 kg per person | 0.1114 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1298 kg per person | 0.1026 kg per person | 0.1457 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1351 kg per person | 0.1313 kg per person | 0.1394 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1226 kg per person | 0.1139 kg per person | 0.127 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 98 Kenya 0.1304 kg per person compare
- 99 Bangladesh 0.1302 kg per person compare
- 100 Mauritania 0.1255 kg per person compare
- 102 India 0.1154 kg per person compare
- 103 Uganda 0.1096 kg per person compare
- 104 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1055 kg per person compare
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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.124 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1457 kg per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1026 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 101st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Losses from manure treated (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.