Goats — Stocks in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Goats — Stocks was 1.08 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — stocks in Burkina Faso stood at 1.08 million LSU.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.61 million LSU in 2019 and was at its lowest, 170,000 LSU, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 170,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 180,000 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 190,000 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 200,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 220,000 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 220,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 220,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 225,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 240,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 247,200 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 254,600 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 255,000 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 240,000 LSU | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 230,000 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 240,000 LSU | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 247,200 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 255,600 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 280,000 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 320,000 LSU | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 340,000 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 380,000 LSU | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 420,000 LSU | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 460,000 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 500,000 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 544,500 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 566,300 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 588,900 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 612,500 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 637,000 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 637,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 669,260 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 686,190 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 703,130 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 721,510 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 745,940 LSU | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 762,880 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 791,350 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 815,113 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 839,543 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 864,728 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 890,671 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 917,307 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million LSU | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.13 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.16 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.20 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.23 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.39 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.43 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.52 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.61 million LSU | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million LSU | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million LSU | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.08 million LSU | +0.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.08 million LSU is above the median for low income countries, which is 901,180 LSU, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.08 million LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 207,222 LSU | 170,000 LSU | 240,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 256,960 LSU | 230,000 LSU | 320,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 504,920 LSU | 340,000 LSU | 637,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 737,192 LSU | 637,000 LSU | 839,543 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million LSU | 864,728 LSU | 1.20 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million LSU | 1.23 million LSU | 1.61 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million LSU | 1.08 million LSU | 1.30 million LSU | 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 goats — stocks in Burkina Faso?
- Goats — stocks in Burkina Faso was 1.08 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million LSU in 2019.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for goats — stocks?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goats — Stocks. 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.