Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches was 7.17 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Burkina Faso is 7.17 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.9 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8326 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 44th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8326 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8517 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8661 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8804 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8996 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9283 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.933 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.957 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9761 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9972 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9091 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.957 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9857 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9953 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.1 kg per square kilometre | +99.5% |
| 1991 | 4.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 4.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 4.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 5.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 5.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 5.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 5.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 6.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 7.18 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 7.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 7.51 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 8.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 7.71 kg per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 8.9 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 7.04 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 8.41 kg per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 7.17 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 7.17 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.34 kg per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 7.17 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.25 kg per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure left … left square kilometre leaches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +99.5% | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 4.1 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9027 kg per square kilometre | 0.8326 kg per square kilometre | 0.9761 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9949 kg per square kilometre | 0.9091 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.65 kg per square kilometre | 4.1 kg per square kilometre | 5.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2 kg per square kilometre | 5.38 kg per square kilometre | 7.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.96 kg per square kilometre | 7.51 kg per square kilometre | 8.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.88 kg per square kilometre | 7.04 kg per square kilometre | 8.9 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 chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Burkina Faso?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Burkina Faso was 7.17 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8326 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.