Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 23.33 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — 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 23.33 kg/ha for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso peaked at 24.36 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.18 kg/ha, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 130th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.18 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.32 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1963 | 7.5 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 8.47 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 7.98 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 8.46 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 8.52 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 9.53 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 9.25 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 9.21 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 7.92 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 7.87 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 7.46 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 9.61 kg/ha | +28.7% |
| 1975 | 11.19 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 9.71 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 9.9 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 10.9 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 11.45 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 10.15 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 11.86 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1982 | 11.78 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 11.31 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 10.89 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 14.72 kg/ha | +35.2% |
| 1986 | 16.98 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 14.32 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 16.8 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 15.08 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 12.84 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 17.75 kg/ha | +38.3% |
| 1992 | 16.53 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 16.25 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 15.1 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 14.32 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 15.91 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 14.46 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 17.9 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1999 | 17.03 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 12.75 kg/ha | -25.2% |
| 2001 | 19.56 kg/ha | +53.4% |
| 2002 | 19.37 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 21.65 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 18.18 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 22.56 kg/ha | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 22.42 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.06 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 2008 | 24.36 kg/ha | +51.7% |
| 2009 | 19.15 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 22.49 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 17.83 kg/ha | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 22.47 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 23.8 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 23.88 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 21.9 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 22.71 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 20.88 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 21.12 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 22.87 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 24.05 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 20.29 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 23 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 23.33 kg/ha | +1.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 23.33 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.23 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 23.33 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.1 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.13 kg/ha | 6.18 kg/ha | 9.53 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.52 kg/ha | 7.46 kg/ha | 11.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.39 kg/ha | 10.15 kg/ha | 16.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.81 kg/ha | 12.84 kg/ha | 17.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.61 kg/ha | 12.75 kg/ha | 24.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22 kg/ha | 17.83 kg/ha | 23.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.67 kg/ha | 20.29 kg/ha | 24.05 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso?
- Outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Burkina Faso was 23.33 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 24.36 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.18 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Outputs — 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 (%).