How does Burkina Faso rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per unit of gdp?

Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) in Burkina Faso

Name: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) in Burkina Faso
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Burkina Faso: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 5.6%

World rank

8th

of 166 countries

All-time high

0.226 kg per US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.0177 kg per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per unit of gdp in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.226 kg per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0177 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

That places Burkina Faso 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 unit of GDP (unit) in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.2088 kg per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.1969 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
1963	0.1897 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1964	0.198 kg per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1965	0.2209 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1966	0.2191 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1967	0.2163 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1968	0.214 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1969	0.2123 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1970	0.226 kg per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1971	0.219 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1972	0.1685 kg per US$ of GDP	-23.1%
1973	0.1385 kg per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
1974	0.1317 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1975	0.108 kg per US$ of GDP	-18.0%
1976	0.1061 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1977	0.0934 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
1978	0.0731 kg per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
1979	0.0629 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1980	0.0582 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1981	0.0644 kg per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
1982	0.0665 kg per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1983	0.0743 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1984	0.0831 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1985	0.0925 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
1986	0.0719 kg per US$ of GDP	-22.3%
1987	0.0633 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
1988	0.0586 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1989	0.0599 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1990	0.0501 kg per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1991	0.0515 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1992	0.0491 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1993	0.0525 kg per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1994	0.0904 kg per US$ of GDP	+72.2%
1995	0.0735 kg per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
1996	0.0689 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1997	0.0743 kg per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1998	0.0661 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1999	0.0558 kg per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2000	0.065 kg per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
2001	0.0617 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2002	0.0554 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
2003	0.062 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
2004	0.055 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2005	0.0498 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2006	0.0477 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2007	0.0417 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
2008	0.0344 kg per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
2009	0.035 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2010	0.0334 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2011	0.0285 kg per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
2012	0.028 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2013	0.0267 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2014	0.0263 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2015	0.0317 kg per US$ of GDP	+20.5%
2016	0.03 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2017	0.0278 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2018	0.0252 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2019	0.0255 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2020	0.0177 kg per US$ of GDP	-30.3%
2021	0.0201 kg per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
2022	0.0217 kg per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2023	0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.6%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0144 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP, 3.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per unit of GDP (unit) 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
1994	+72.2%	0.0525 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0904 kg per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2085 kg per US$ of GDP	0.1897 kg per US$ of GDP	0.2209 kg per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.1327 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0629 kg per US$ of GDP	0.226 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0693 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0582 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0925 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0632 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0491 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0904 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0508 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0344 kg per US$ of GDP	0.065 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0283 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0252 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0334 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.02 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0177 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0217 kg per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

5 Sudan 0.0322 kg per US$ of GDP compare
6 Mali 0.0223 kg per US$ of GDP compare
7 Ethiopia 0.021 kg per US$ of GDP compare
9 Madagascar 0.0192 kg per US$ of GDP compare
10 Somalia 0.0173 kg per US$ of GDP compare
11 Guinea 0.0157 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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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 left on pasture (n content), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso?: Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso was 0.0205 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.226 kg per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0177 kg per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Burkina Faso rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per unit of gdp?: Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per unit of GDP
Unit: kg per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 9,040 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 05 October 2026

Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.