Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Burkina Faso
1.27 million animals
in 2024
Zambia
1.37 million animals
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
48th
Zambia rank
45th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.37 million animals against 1.27 million animals in Burkina Faso, a difference of 100,460 animals.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 45th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153,667 animals | 135,656 animals | 18,011 animals | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 195,100 animals | 161,920 animals | 33,180 animals | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 286,700 animals | 197,373 animals | 89,327 animals | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 559,333 animals | 331,500 animals | 227,833 animals | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 897,522 animals | 410,500 animals | 487,022 animals | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.20 million animals | 1.10 million animals | 99,578 animals | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 1.23 million animals | 1.24 million animals | 7,304 animals | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.37 million animals against 1.27 million animals in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 100,460 animals, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Burkina Faso ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 45th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.