Chickens — Share in total livestock in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Chickens — Share in total livestock was 3.91 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3.91 %LSU
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
160th
of 190 countries
All-time high
6.52 %LSU
in 1962
All-time low
3.9 %LSU
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Chickens — Share in total livestock in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 3.91 %LSU for chickens — share in total livestock in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, chickens — share in total livestock in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.52 %LSU in 1962 and was at its lowest, 3.9 %LSU, in 2003.

Burkina Faso ranks 160th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.93 %LSU 5.49 %LSU 6.52 %LSU 9
1970s 5.41 %LSU 4.96 %LSU 6.08 %LSU 10
1980s 4.87 %LSU 4.7 %LSU 5.1 %LSU 10
1990s 4.83 %LSU 4.79 %LSU 4.92 %LSU 10
2000s 4.54 %LSU 3.9 %LSU 5.1 %LSU 10
2010s 4.54 %LSU 4.14 %LSU 5.26 %LSU 10
2020s 4.49 %LSU 3.91 %LSU 6.18 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 157 Uganda 4.3 %LSU compare
  2. 158 Mali 4.13 %LSU compare
  3. 159 Gambia 4.06 %LSU compare
  4. 161 Guinea-Bissau 3.47 %LSU compare
  5. 162 South Sudan 3.35 %LSU compare
  6. 163 Kenya 3.25 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is chickens — share in total livestock in Burkina Faso?
Chickens — share in total livestock in Burkina Faso was 3.91 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 6.52 %LSU in 1962.
What is the lowest chickens — share in total livestock recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9 %LSU in 2003.
How does Burkina Faso rank for chickens — share in total livestock?
Burkina Faso ranks 160th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is chickens — share in total livestock rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Chickens — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Chickens — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 13,956 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.