Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 8.86 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 8.86 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso peaked at 9.75 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.19 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 91st out of 186 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.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.19 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.49 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 2.5 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.73 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 2.55 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 2.61 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 2.39 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 3.22 kg/ha | +34.6% |
| 1969 | 2.64 kg/ha | -18.1% |
| 1970 | 2.72 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 2.44 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 2.55 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 2.39 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 2.69 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 3.07 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 2.88 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 2.88 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.27 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 3.39 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 3.32 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.35 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 3.4 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 3.25 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 3.72 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 4.24 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 4.37 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 3.99 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 4.36 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 4.11 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 4.16 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 5.22 kg/ha | +25.5% |
| 1992 | 5.09 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.61 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 5.2 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 5.34 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 6.11 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 5.59 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 6.71 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 6.81 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.99 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 7.37 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 7.34 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.73 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 7.57 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.98 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 9.6 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 7.07 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 2008 | 8.9 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 8.29 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 8.71 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 8.04 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 9.26 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 9.26 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.75 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 9.23 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 8.94 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 8.12 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.57 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 9 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 7.93 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 8.75 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 8.86 kg/ha | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.59 kg/ha | 2.19 kg/ha | 3.22 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.83 kg/ha | 2.39 kg/ha | 3.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.81 kg/ha | 3.25 kg/ha | 4.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.58 kg/ha | 4.16 kg/ha | 6.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.88 kg/ha | 5.99 kg/ha | 9.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 kg/ha | 8.04 kg/ha | 9.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.64 kg/ha | 7.93 kg/ha | 9 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso was 8.86 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 9.75 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 91st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).