How does Burkina Faso rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?

Burkina Faso ranks 40th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso

Name: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.2555 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2555 kg per person

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

40th

of 165 countries

All-time high

0.3486 kg per person

in 2019

All-time low

0.1527 kg per person

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.2555 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.3486 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1527 kg per person, in 1961.

That places Burkina Faso 40th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.1527 kg per person	—
1962	0.1566 kg per person	+2.5%
1963	0.1649 kg per person	+5.3%
1964	0.1728 kg per person	+4.8%
1965	0.1906 kg per person	+10.3%
1966	0.1897 kg per person	-0.5%
1967	0.1887 kg per person	-0.5%
1968	0.1904 kg per person	+0.9%
1969	0.1974 kg per person	+3.7%
1970	0.1998 kg per person	+1.2%
1971	0.2023 kg per person	+1.2%
1972	0.1991 kg per person	-1.5%
1973	0.1763 kg per person	-11.5%
1974	0.1757 kg per person	-0.4%
1975	0.1845 kg per person	+5.0%
1976	0.1914 kg per person	+3.7%
1977	0.2016 kg per person	+5.4%
1978	0.2183 kg per person	+8.2%
1979	0.2406 kg per person	+10.3%
1980	0.2528 kg per person	+5.1%
1981	0.2725 kg per person	+7.8%
1982	0.2877 kg per person	+5.6%
1983	0.3017 kg per person	+4.9%
1984	0.3144 kg per person	+4.2%
1985	0.3295 kg per person	+4.8%
1986	0.3319 kg per person	+0.7%
1987	0.3346 kg per person	+0.8%
1988	0.3376 kg per person	+0.9%
1989	0.3407 kg per person	+0.9%
1990	0.3318 kg per person	-2.6%
1991	0.3411 kg per person	+2.8%
1992	0.3418 kg per person	+0.2%
1993	0.3423 kg per person	+0.1%
1994	0.343 kg per person	+0.2%
1995	0.3451 kg per person	+0.6%
1996	0.345 kg per person	-0.0%
1997	0.3478 kg per person	+0.8%
1998	0.3485 kg per person	+0.2%
1999	0.3486 kg per person	+0.0%
2000	0.3485 kg per person	-0.0%
2001	0.3481 kg per person	-0.1%
2002	0.3476 kg per person	-0.1%
2003	0.3481 kg per person	+0.1%
2004	0.3474 kg per person	-0.2%
2005	0.3468 kg per person	-0.2%
2006	0.3462 kg per person	-0.2%
2007	0.3459 kg per person	-0.1%
2008	0.346 kg per person	+0.0%
2009	0.3461 kg per person	+0.0%
2010	0.3462 kg per person	+0.0%
2011	0.3462 kg per person	-0.0%
2012	0.346 kg per person	-0.1%
2013	0.3458 kg per person	-0.0%
2014	0.3458 kg per person	-0.0%
2015	0.3458 kg per person	-0.0%
2016	0.3459 kg per person	+0.0%
2017	0.3462 kg per person	+0.1%
2018	0.3471 kg per person	+0.3%
2019	0.3486 kg per person	+0.4%
2020	0.2837 kg per person	-18.6%
2021	0.2633 kg per person	-7.2%
2022	0.2593 kg per person	-1.5%
2023	0.2555 kg per person	-1.5%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 0.2555 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1894 kg per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 0.2555 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1308 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1782 kg per person	0.1527 kg per person	0.1974 kg per person	9
1970s	0.199 kg per person	0.1757 kg per person	0.2406 kg per person	10
1980s	0.3103 kg per person	0.2528 kg per person	0.3407 kg per person	10
1990s	0.3435 kg per person	0.3318 kg per person	0.3486 kg per person	10
2000s	0.3471 kg per person	0.3459 kg per person	0.3485 kg per person	10
2010s	0.3464 kg per person	0.3458 kg per person	0.3486 kg per person	10
2020s	0.2655 kg per person	0.2555 kg per person	0.2837 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

37 Croatia 0.2901 kg per person compare
38 Kenya 0.2862 kg per person compare
39 Togo 0.2717 kg per person compare
41 Slovakia 0.2298 kg per person compare
42 Djibouti 0.2291 kg per person compare
43 Lesotho 0.2269 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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)

All data for Burkina Faso →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso?: Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.2555 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.3486 kg per person in 2019.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1527 kg per person in 1961.
How does Burkina Faso rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 40th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 167 places, 9,526 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 30 September 2026

Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.