Sheep — Share in total livestock in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 13.54 %LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Share in total livestock in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — share in total livestock in Burkina Faso is 13.54 %LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Burkina Faso peaked at 14.93 %LSU in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7.33 %LSU, in 1962.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.11 %LSU | 7.33 %LSU | 8.6 %LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.09 %LSU | 8.11 %LSU | 13.29 %LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.32 %LSU | 13.9 %LSU | 14.93 %LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.33 %LSU | 14.06 %LSU | 14.41 %LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.94 %LSU | 10.72 %LSU | 14.41 %LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.53 %LSU | 11.1 %LSU | 11.92 %LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5 %LSU | 13.16 %LSU | 13.68 %LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 49 Sudan 13.77 %LSU compare
- 50 Eritrea, The State of 13.72 %LSU compare
- 51 South Sudan, Republic of 13.69 %LSU compare
- 53 Serbia, Republic of 13.15 %LSU compare
- 54 Togo 12.82 %LSU compare
- 55 Chad 12.69 %LSU compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 258 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 254 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 55 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,765 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — share in total livestock in Burkina Faso?
- Sheep — share in total livestock in Burkina Faso was 13.54 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 14.93 %LSU in 1984.
- What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.33 %LSU in 1962.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sheep — share in total livestock?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.