Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 74.07 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 74.07.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 124.56 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.71, in 1965.
That places Burkina Faso 163rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.6 | — |
| 1962 | 13.84 | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 13.64 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 13.11 | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 11.71 | -10.7% |
| 1966 | 12.38 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 13.44 | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 12.74 | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 13.75 | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 13.66 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 13.57 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 13.34 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 13.39 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 12.58 | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 13.01 | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 15.15 | +16.4% |
| 1977 | 13.62 | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 12.14 | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 12.45 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 13.57 | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 13.8 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 14.91 | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 16.39 | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 15.38 | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 16.84 | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 18.42 | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 19.91 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 21.32 | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 21.05 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 22.02 | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 101.91 | +362.8% |
| 1992 | 102.18 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 95.2 | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 94.48 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 94.16 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 89.61 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 92.96 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 91.07 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 91.65 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 92.18 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 102.01 | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 92.83 | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 92.94 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.83 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 104.97 | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 105.13 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 108.84 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 117.31 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 119.63 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 123 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 124.56 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 95.86 | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 100.89 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 101.05 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.7 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 99.25 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.28 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.34 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 101.55 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 71.25 | -29.8% |
| 2021 | 69.59 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 69.5 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 69.03 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 74.07 | +7.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 74.07 is below the median for low income countries, which is 91.28, 81% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 74.07 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.61, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 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% | 22.02 | 101.91 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.25 | 11.71 | 14.6 | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.29 | 12.14 | 15.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.16 | 13.57 | 21.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.52 | 22.02 | 102.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.87 | 92.18 | 119.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.35 | 95.86 | 124.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.69 | 69.03 | 74.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More agriculture & rural data for Burkina Faso
- 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 of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Burkina Faso was 74.07 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 124.56 in 2011.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.71 in 1965.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 163rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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 Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.