How does Burkina Faso rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?

Burkina Faso ranks 96th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (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.

Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso

Name: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Burkina Faso: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.1831 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1831 kg per person

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

96th

of 167 countries

All-time high

0.2109 kg per person

in 2003

All-time low

0.1485 kg per person

in 2002

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.1831 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2109 kg per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1485 kg per person, in 2002.

Burkina Faso ranks 96th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.1554 kg per person	—
1962	0.1566 kg per person	+0.8%
1963	0.1543 kg per person	-1.5%
1964	0.1653 kg per person	+7.1%
1965	0.187 kg per person	+13.2%
1966	0.187 kg per person	-0.0%
1967	0.1886 kg per person	+0.9%
1968	0.1875 kg per person	-0.6%
1969	0.1899 kg per person	+1.3%
1970	0.1903 kg per person	+0.2%
1971	0.1909 kg per person	+0.3%
1972	0.173 kg per person	-9.4%
1973	0.163 kg per person	-5.8%
1974	0.1692 kg per person	+3.8%
1975	0.1703 kg per person	+0.6%
1976	0.1699 kg per person	-0.2%
1977	0.1694 kg per person	-0.3%
1978	0.1691 kg per person	-0.2%
1979	0.1683 kg per person	-0.5%
1980	0.1669 kg per person	-0.8%
1981	0.1652 kg per person	-1.0%
1982	0.1638 kg per person	-0.8%
1983	0.1623 kg per person	-0.9%
1984	0.1609 kg per person	-0.9%
1985	0.171 kg per person	+6.3%
1986	0.1687 kg per person	-1.3%
1987	0.1758 kg per person	+4.2%
1988	0.1775 kg per person	+1.0%
1989	0.1791 kg per person	+0.9%
1990	0.159 kg per person	-11.2%
1991	0.1613 kg per person	+1.4%
1992	0.1605 kg per person	-0.5%
1993	0.1597 kg per person	-0.5%
1994	0.1588 kg per person	-0.5%
1995	0.1579 kg per person	-0.6%
1996	0.157 kg per person	-0.6%
1997	0.156 kg per person	-0.6%
1998	0.1548 kg per person	-0.8%
1999	0.1534 kg per person	-0.9%
2000	0.1518 kg per person	-1.0%
2001	0.1502 kg per person	-1.1%
2002	0.1485 kg per person	-1.1%
2003	0.2109 kg per person	+42.0%
2004	0.2084 kg per person	-1.2%
2005	0.206 kg per person	-1.2%
2006	0.2037 kg per person	-1.1%
2007	0.2016 kg per person	-1.0%
2008	0.1996 kg per person	-1.0%
2009	0.1978 kg per person	-0.9%
2010	0.1959 kg per person	-0.9%
2011	0.194 kg per person	-1.0%
2012	0.192 kg per person	-1.0%
2013	0.1901 kg per person	-1.0%
2014	0.1926 kg per person	+1.4%
2015	0.1961 kg per person	+1.8%
2016	0.2064 kg per person	+5.3%
2017	0.2045 kg per person	-0.9%
2018	0.2022 kg per person	-1.1%
2019	0.2022 kg per person	+0.0%
2020	0.1732 kg per person	-14.3%
2021	0.1883 kg per person	+8.7%
2022	0.1861 kg per person	-1.2%
2023	0.1831 kg per person	-1.6%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 0.1831 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1528 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 0.1831 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0845 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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%	0.1485 kg per person	0.2109 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1746 kg per person	0.1543 kg per person	0.1899 kg per person	9
1970s	0.1733 kg per person	0.163 kg per person	0.1909 kg per person	10
1980s	0.1691 kg per person	0.1609 kg per person	0.1791 kg per person	10
1990s	0.1578 kg per person	0.1534 kg per person	0.1613 kg per person	10
2000s	0.1879 kg per person	0.1485 kg per person	0.2109 kg per person	10
2010s	0.1976 kg per person	0.1901 kg per person	0.2064 kg per person	10
2020s	0.1827 kg per person	0.1732 kg per person	0.1883 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

93 Samoa 0.1923 kg per person compare
94 Mauritania 0.1906 kg per person compare
95 Haiti 0.1892 kg per person compare
97 Belize 0.1818 kg per person compare
98 Azerbaijan 0.1705 kg per person compare
99 Uganda 0.1695 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

More environment data for Burkina Faso

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso?: Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.1831 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.2109 kg per person in 2003.
What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1485 kg per person in 2002.
How does Burkina Faso rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 96th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 9,689 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.