Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises was 8.63 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Burkina Faso is 8.63 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Burkina Faso peaked at 11.59 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.04 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 66th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 3.1 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 3.35 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 3.72 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 3.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 3.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1991 | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 5.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 5.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 5.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 5.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 6.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 6.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 6.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.13 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 7.81 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 8.27 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 9.14 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 9.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 9.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 10.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 8.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 9.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 11.13 kg per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 9.55 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 10.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 11.59 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 8.43 kg per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 8.82 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 8.63 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 8.63 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.29 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 8.63 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.21 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left … left square kilometre volatilises 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 | -27.2% | 11.59 kg per square kilometre | 8.43 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.44 kg per square kilometre | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.39 kg per square kilometre | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.18 kg per square kilometre | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.35 kg per square kilometre | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | 9.54 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.68 kg per square kilometre | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | 11.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.37 kg per square kilometre | 8.43 kg per square kilometre | 11.59 kg per square kilometre | 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 poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Burkina Faso?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) in Burkina Faso was 8.63 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 11.59 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 66th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.