Sheep — Stocks in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Sheep — Stocks was 1.14 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.14 million LSU
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
37th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.14 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
100,000 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Stocks in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 1.14 million LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.14 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100,000 LSU, in 1961.

That places Burkina Faso 37th out of 192 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 131,111 LSU 100,000 LSU 160,000 LSU 9
1970s 196,450 LSU 140,000 LSU 290,000 LSU 10
1980s 415,140 LSU 320,000 LSU 490,000 LSU 10
1990s 577,110 LSU 490,000 LSU 658,483 LSU 10
2000s 723,221 LSU 670,264 LSU 800,316 LSU 10
2010s 944,980 LSU 824,324 LSU 1.08 million LSU 10
2020s 1.09 million LSU 958,900 LSU 1.14 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 34 Spain 1.36 million LSU compare
  2. 35 Argentina 1.26 million LSU compare
  3. 36 Afghanistan 1.22 million LSU compare
  4. 38 Mauritania 1.14 million LSU compare
  5. 39 Peru 1.13 million LSU compare
  6. 40 Yemen 1.03 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Burkina Faso?
Sheep — stocks in Burkina Faso was 1.14 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 100,000 LSU in 1961.
How does Burkina Faso rank for sheep — stocks?
Burkina Faso ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.