Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.6104 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.6104 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.703 kg per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4952 kg per person, in 2002.
That places Burkina Faso 96th 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.518 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5222 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5144 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5509 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6234 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6233 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6287 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6251 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.633 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6342 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6362 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5766 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5433 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.564 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5677 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5665 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5648 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5636 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5609 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5562 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5506 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.546 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.541 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5362 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.57 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5624 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5861 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5917 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5969 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5301 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5376 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.535 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5323 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5294 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5263 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5232 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5201 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5161 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5112 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5061 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5007 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4952 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.703 kg per person | +42.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6948 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6868 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.679 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6719 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6655 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6592 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.653 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6467 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.64 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6335 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6421 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6537 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6881 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6817 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.674 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.674 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5773 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6275 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6202 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6104 kg per person | -1.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.6104 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5093 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.6104 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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% | 0.4952 kg per person | 0.703 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5821 kg per person | 0.5144 kg per person | 0.633 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5778 kg per person | 0.5433 kg per person | 0.6362 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5637 kg per person | 0.5362 kg per person | 0.5969 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5261 kg per person | 0.5112 kg per person | 0.5376 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6262 kg per person | 0.4952 kg per person | 0.703 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6587 kg per person | 0.6335 kg per person | 0.6881 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6088 kg per person | 0.5773 kg per person | 0.6275 kg per person | 4 |
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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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.6104 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.703 kg per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4952 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 96th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.