Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Chickens — Stocks, per capita was 1.43 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — stocks, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 1.43 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.41 An per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.43 An per person, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 117th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.79 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.81 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.81 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.81 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.82 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 1.85 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.83 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 1.85 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 1.85 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.86 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.86 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.86 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.78 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 1.58 An per person | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 1.63 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.62 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.62 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.61 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.6 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.59 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.58 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.63 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 1.72 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 1.8 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.93 An per person | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 1.91 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.9 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.88 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.87 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.87 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.88 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.88 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.88 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.89 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.89 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.89 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.9 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.89 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.89 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.89 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.88 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.87 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.86 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.86 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.94 An per person | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.09 An per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 2.16 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 2.32 An per person | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 2.36 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.41 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.85 An per person | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 1.85 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.85 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.32 An per person | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 1.85 An per person | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 1.85 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.86 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.87 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.1 An per person | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 1.46 An per person | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 1.45 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.43 An per person | -1.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.43 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9647 An per person, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.43 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 An per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -30.2% | 2.1 An per person | 1.46 An per person |
| 2015 | +25.1% | 1.85 An per person | 2.32 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 An per person | 1.79 An per person | 1.85 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.7 An per person | 1.58 An per person | 1.86 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 An per person | 1.58 An per person | 1.93 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.89 An per person | 1.87 An per person | 1.9 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 An per person | 1.86 An per person | 2.36 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 An per person | 1.85 An per person | 2.41 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 An per person | 1.43 An per person | 2.1 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 114 Switzerland 1.48 An per person compare
- 115 Namibia 1.47 An per person compare
- 116 Madagascar 1.45 An per person compare
- 118 Armenia 1.41 An per person compare
- 119 Gabon 1.37 An per person compare
- 120 Central African Republic 1.37 An per person compare
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 — stocks, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Chickens — stocks, per capita in Burkina Faso was 1.43 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — stocks, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 An per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 An per person in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for chickens — stocks, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 117th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.