Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1,505 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso stood at 1,505 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,505 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 267.26 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 14th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 267.26 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 273.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 273.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 296.99 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 341.53 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1966 | 347.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 356.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 360.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 371.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 378.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 386.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 356.34 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 341.53 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 361.55 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 371.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 378.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 386.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 394.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 401.97 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 409.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 418 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 426.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 434.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 443.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 524.99 kg per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1986 | 535.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 548.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 560.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 572.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 567.41 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 590.19 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 602.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 614.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 626.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 638.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 651.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 664.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 677.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 691.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 705.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 719.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 733.82 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1,075 kg per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2004 | 1,096 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,118 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1,141 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,163 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1,187 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1,210 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,235 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1,259 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,310 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1,339 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,370 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1,405 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,433 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,461 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,492 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1,149 kg per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 1,448 kg per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2022 | 1,477 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1,505 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1,505 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 723.37 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1,505 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 538.02 kg per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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% | 733.82 kg per square kilometre | 1,075 kg per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +26.1% | 1,149 kg per square kilometre | 1,448 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 320.81 kg per square kilometre | 267.26 kg per square kilometre | 371.21 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 375.62 kg per square kilometre | 341.53 kg per square kilometre | 401.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 487.41 kg per square kilometre | 409.94 kg per square kilometre | 572.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 632.46 kg per square kilometre | 567.41 kg per square kilometre | 691.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,015 kg per square kilometre | 705.33 kg per square kilometre | 1,210 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,359 kg per square kilometre | 1,235 kg per square kilometre | 1,492 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,395 kg per square kilometre | 1,149 kg per square kilometre | 1,505 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 1,505 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,505 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 267.26 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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.