Cattle — Share in total livestock in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cattle — Share in total livestock was 60.07 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Share in total livestock in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — share in total livestock in Burkina Faso stood at 60.07 %LSU.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — share in total livestock in Burkina Faso peaked at 67.95 %LSU in 1965 and was at its lowest, 49.93 %LSU, in 2002.
Burkina Faso ranks 63rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.25 %LSU | 66.24 %LSU | 67.95 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 65.7 %LSU | 61.99 %LSU | 67.76 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.77 %LSU | 54.38 %LSU | 60.74 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.54 %LSU | 51.48 %LSU | 55.37 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.5 %LSU | 49.93 %LSU | 58.46 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.22 %LSU | 55.61 %LSU | 56.87 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 58 %LSU | 52.19 %LSU | 60.07 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 60 Niger 60.16 %LSU compare
- 61 Estonia, Republic of 60.15 %LSU compare
- 62 Latvia, Republic of 60.13 %LSU compare
- 64 Guinea-Bissau 59.98 %LSU compare
- 65 Angola 59.6 %LSU compare
- 66 Eritrea, The State of 59.37 %LSU compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2,045 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 258 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 254 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 55 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,765 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 3,106 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 4,697 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — share in total livestock in Burkina Faso?
- Cattle — share in total livestock in Burkina Faso was 60.07 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 67.95 %LSU in 1965.
- What is the lowest cattle — share in total livestock recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.93 %LSU in 2002.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Burkina Faso ranks 63rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — share in total livestock rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.