Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 324.93 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 324.93 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Burkina Faso peaked at 401.85 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.66 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 40.66 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 42.29 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 45.22 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 48.15 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 54 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1966 | 54.65 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 55.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 56.76 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 59.85 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 61.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 63.49 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 63.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 57.26 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 58.22 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 62.45 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 66.22 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 71.48 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 79.34 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 89.75 kg per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1980 | 96.9 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 107.31 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 116.42 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 125.53 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 134.64 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 145.19 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 150.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 155.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 161.49 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 167.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 167.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 176.46 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 181.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 186.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 191.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 197.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 202.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 209.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 215.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 222.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 228.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 235.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 242.78 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 250.43 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 257.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 265.68 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 273.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 281.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 290.31 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 299.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 307.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 317.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 326.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 336.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 346.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 357.04 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 367.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 378.78 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 390.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 401.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 335.45 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 319.78 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 322.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 324.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 324.93 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 170.41 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 324.93 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 139.08 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.76 kg per square kilometre | 40.66 kg per square kilometre | 59.85 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.34 kg per square kilometre | 57.26 kg per square kilometre | 89.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.11 kg per square kilometre | 96.9 kg per square kilometre | 167.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 194.96 kg per square kilometre | 167.34 kg per square kilometre | 222.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 262.62 kg per square kilometre | 228.85 kg per square kilometre | 299.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 353.07 kg per square kilometre | 307.99 kg per square kilometre | 401.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 325.62 kg per square kilometre | 319.78 kg per square kilometre | 335.45 kg per square kilometre | 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 sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Burkina Faso?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Burkina Faso was 324.93 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 401.85 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.66 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.