Chicken meat production, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0072 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.0072 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0118 tonnes per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 tonnes per person, in 1965.
That places Burkina Faso 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +362.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -29.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0072 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0014 tonnes per person, 5.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0072 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chicken meat production, per capita in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +362.8% | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0114 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 tonnes per person | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0118 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3731 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6223 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.86 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0072 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0118 tonnes per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 tonnes per person in 1965.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.