Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.1221 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Burkina Faso stood at 0.1221 kg per person.
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 volatilises (n content), per in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.1406 kg per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.099 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 … capita volatilises in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1036 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1044 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1029 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1102 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1247 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1247 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1257 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.125 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1266 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1268 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1272 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1153 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1087 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1128 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1135 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1133 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.113 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1127 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1122 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1112 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1101 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1092 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1082 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1072 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.114 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1125 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1172 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1183 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1194 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.106 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1075 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.107 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1065 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1059 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1053 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1046 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.104 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1032 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1022 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1012 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1001 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.099 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1406 kg per person | +42.0% |
| 2004 | 0.139 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1374 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1358 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1344 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1331 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1318 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1306 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1293 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.128 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1267 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1284 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1307 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1376 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1363 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1348 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1348 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1155 kg per person | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1255 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.124 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1221 kg per person | -1.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.1221 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1019 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.1221 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0563 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.099 kg per person | 0.1406 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1164 kg per person | 0.1029 kg per person | 0.1266 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1156 kg per person | 0.1087 kg per person | 0.1272 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1127 kg per person | 0.1072 kg per person | 0.1194 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1052 kg per person | 0.1022 kg per person | 0.1075 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1252 kg per person | 0.099 kg per person | 0.1406 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1317 kg per person | 0.1267 kg per person | 0.1376 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1218 kg per person | 0.1155 kg per person | 0.1255 kg per person | 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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Burkina Faso?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Burkina Faso was 0.1221 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1406 kg per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.099 kg per person in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Burkina Faso ranks 96th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.