Meat production by livestock type in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Meat production by livestock type was 7,479 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7,479 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
35th
of 60 countries
All-time high
7,479 tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
3,616 tonnes
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Meat production by livestock type in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat production by livestock type in Burkina Faso is 7,479 tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production by livestock type in Burkina Faso peaked at 7,479 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,616 tonnes, in 1991.
That places Burkina Faso 35th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat production by livestock type in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4,777 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 3,616 tonnes | -24.3% |
| 1992 | 3,738 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 3,861 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 3,983 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 4,106 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 4,228 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 4,351 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 4,474 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 4,596 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4,719 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 4,841 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 4,964 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 5,086 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 5,209 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 5,271 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5,219 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 5,020 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 5,635 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 5,816 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 5,976 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 6,400 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 6,300 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 6,410 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6,493 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 6,646 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 6,787 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 6,922 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7,050 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 7,159 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 7,291 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 7,169 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 7,275 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 7,377 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 7,479 tonnes | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,000 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,000 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,000 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 5,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,173 tonnes | 3,616 tonnes | 4,777 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,178 tonnes | 4,719 tonnes | 5,816 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,614 tonnes | 5,976 tonnes | 7,159 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,318 tonnes | 7,169 tonnes | 7,479 tonnes | 5 |
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- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 19.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 19.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat production by livestock type in Burkina Faso?
- Meat production by livestock type in Burkina Faso was 7,479 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat production by livestock type recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7,479 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat production by livestock type recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,616 tonnes in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for meat production by livestock type?
- Burkina Faso ranks 35th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat production by livestock type rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat production by livestock type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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