Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 107.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 107.1.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 146.31 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 46.89, in 1973.
That places Burkina Faso 56th out of 166 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 of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57.18 | — |
| 1962 | 56.35 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 55.52 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 65.05 | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 64.29 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 72.51 | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 71.56 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 53.72 | -24.9% |
| 1969 | 69.14 | +28.7% |
| 1970 | 72.88 | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 74.55 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 70.41 | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 46.89 | -33.4% |
| 1974 | 51.76 | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 56.37 | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 57.72 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 66.34 | +14.9% |
| 1978 | 74.25 | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 62.9 | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 79.8 | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 87.21 | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 97.61 | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 108.02 | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 98.77 | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 101.29 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 103.66 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 108.93 | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 112.91 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 119.37 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 137.58 | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 142.31 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 143 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 143.67 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 144.31 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 144.87 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 145.45 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 146 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 146.27 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 146.31 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 146.26 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 146.13 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 145.93 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 131.76 | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 131.51 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 131.26 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 131.04 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 130.88 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 130.97 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 131.01 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 131.05 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 131.05 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 130.97 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 130.91 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 117.42 | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 103 | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 79.58 | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 77.28 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 104.78 | +35.6% |
| 2019 | 93.6 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 113.87 | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 112.85 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 111.9 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 111.01 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 107.1 | -3.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 107.1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 86.68, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 107.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.05, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +35.6% | 77.28 | 104.78 |
| 1973 | -33.4% | 70.41 | 46.89 |
| 1969 | +28.7% | 53.72 | 69.14 |
| 1980 | +26.9% | 62.9 | 79.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.81 | 53.72 | 72.51 | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.41 | 46.89 | 74.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.76 | 79.8 | 119.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 143.98 | 137.58 | 146.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.68 | 130.88 | 146.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.96 | 77.28 | 131.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.35 | 107.1 | 113.87 | 5 |
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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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Burkina Faso was 107.1 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 146.31 in 1999.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.89 in 1973.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 56th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, published as part of Meat of sheep, 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.