Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 5.88 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 5.88 kg per person for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.73 kg per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.41 kg per person, in 1962.
That places Burkina Faso 30th out of 159 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.44 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.41 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 2.61 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1964 | 2.8 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 3.22 kg per person | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 3.28 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 3.33 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 3.39 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 3.44 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 3.48 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 3.52 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 3.47 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.8 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 3.14 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 3.47 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 3.77 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 4.24 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 4.67 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 5.08 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 5.45 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 5.8 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 5.97 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 6.11 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 6.24 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 6.44 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 6.45 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 6.47 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 6.48 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 6.5 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.33 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 6.55 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 6.58 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.61 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.64 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.67 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.69 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.72 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.73 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.73 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.73 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.73 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 6.72 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.06 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 6.05 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 6.04 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.03 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.03 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.03 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.03 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.03 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.03 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.03 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.03 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.02 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.02 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.03 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.03 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.05 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.07 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.28 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 6 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 5.94 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.88 kg per person | -1.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 5.88 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.8 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 5.88 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.49 kg per person, 3.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.99 kg per person | 2.41 kg per person | 3.44 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.76 kg per person | 2.8 kg per person | 5.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.19 kg per person | 5.45 kg per person | 6.5 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.63 kg per person | 6.33 kg per person | 6.73 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.25 kg per person | 6.03 kg per person | 6.73 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 kg per person | 6.02 kg per person | 6.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.77 kg per person | 5.28 kg per person | 6 kg per person | 4 |
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- 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Burkina Faso was 5.88 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.73 kg per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 kg per person in 1962.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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.