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

Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

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

Name: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Burkina Faso: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0343 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0343 kg per person

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

43rd

of 159 countries

All-time high

0.0393 kg per person

in 1999

All-time low

0.014 kg per person

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0343 kg per person.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0393 kg per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.014 kg per person, in 1962.

That places Burkina Faso 43rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0142 kg per person	—
1962	0.014 kg per person	-1.5%
1963	0.0152 kg per person	+8.4%
1964	0.0163 kg per person	+7.4%
1965	0.0188 kg per person	+14.8%
1966	0.0191 kg per person	+1.9%
1967	0.0194 kg per person	+1.7%
1968	0.0198 kg per person	+1.6%
1969	0.02 kg per person	+1.5%
1970	0.0203 kg per person	+1.2%
1971	0.0205 kg per person	+1.2%
1972	0.0202 kg per person	-1.5%
1973	0.0164 kg per person	-19.1%
1974	0.0183 kg per person	+12.1%
1975	0.0202 kg per person	+10.3%
1976	0.022 kg per person	+8.8%
1977	0.0247 kg per person	+12.4%
1978	0.0272 kg per person	+10.3%
1979	0.0296 kg per person	+8.7%
1980	0.0318 kg per person	+7.4%
1981	0.0338 kg per person	+6.4%
1982	0.0348 kg per person	+2.8%
1983	0.0357 kg per person	+2.5%
1984	0.0364 kg per person	+2.1%
1985	0.0376 kg per person	+3.2%
1986	0.0376 kg per person	+0.1%
1987	0.0377 kg per person	+0.2%
1988	0.0378 kg per person	+0.3%
1989	0.0379 kg per person	+0.3%
1990	0.0369 kg per person	-2.6%
1991	0.0382 kg per person	+3.4%
1992	0.0384 kg per person	+0.5%
1993	0.0386 kg per person	+0.5%
1994	0.0387 kg per person	+0.4%
1995	0.0389 kg per person	+0.4%
1996	0.0391 kg per person	+0.4%
1997	0.0392 kg per person	+0.4%
1998	0.0393 kg per person	+0.2%
1999	0.0393 kg per person	+0.0%
2000	0.0393 kg per person	-0.0%
2001	0.0392 kg per person	-0.1%
2002	0.0392 kg per person	-0.1%
2003	0.0354 kg per person	-9.7%
2004	0.0353 kg per person	-0.2%
2005	0.0352 kg per person	-0.2%
2006	0.0352 kg per person	-0.2%
2007	0.0352 kg per person	-0.1%
2008	0.0352 kg per person	+0.0%
2009	0.0352 kg per person	+0.0%
2010	0.0352 kg per person	+0.0%
2011	0.0352 kg per person	-0.0%
2012	0.0352 kg per person	-0.1%
2013	0.0352 kg per person	-0.0%
2014	0.0351 kg per person	-0.0%
2015	0.0351 kg per person	-0.0%
2016	0.0352 kg per person	+0.0%
2017	0.0352 kg per person	+0.1%
2018	0.0353 kg per person	+0.3%
2019	0.0354 kg per person	+0.4%
2020	0.0308 kg per person	-13.0%
2021	0.035 kg per person	+13.5%
2022	0.0346 kg per person	-1.0%
2023	0.0343 kg per person	-1.0%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 0.0343 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0119 kg per person, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 0.0343 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0087 kg per person, 3.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0174 kg per person	0.014 kg per person	0.02 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0219 kg per person	0.0164 kg per person	0.0296 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0361 kg per person	0.0318 kg per person	0.0379 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0387 kg per person	0.0369 kg per person	0.0393 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0364 kg per person	0.0352 kg per person	0.0393 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0352 kg per person	0.0351 kg per person	0.0354 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0337 kg per person	0.0308 kg per person	0.035 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

40 Morocco 0.0378 kg per person compare
41 Niger 0.0373 kg per person compare
42 Tunisia 0.0353 kg per person compare
44 Indonesia 0.0337 kg per person compare
45 India 0.0328 kg per person compare
46 Slovenia 0.0318 kg per person compare

See the full ranking of 161 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso?: Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0343 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.0393 kg per person in 1999.
What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.014 kg per person in 1962.
How does Burkina Faso rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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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Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Indicator: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 October 2026

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.