Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 11.17 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Burkina Faso stood at 11.17 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Burkina Faso peaked at 12.84 An per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.731 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Burkina Faso ranks 35th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.731 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.731 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.731 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8699 An per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8735 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 1 An per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7675 An per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1969 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1970 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 1.12 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.731 An per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8224 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9137 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 1.46 An per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1977 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 1.86 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.08 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 2.38 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 2.67 An per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 2.92 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 3.11 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 3.29 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 3.47 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 3.65 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 3.95 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 4.2 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 4.29 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.8 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 5.09 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 5.24 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 5.4 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 5.56 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 5.73 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 5.9 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 6.08 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 6.26 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 6.45 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 6.64 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 6.84 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 7.05 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 6.57 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 6.76 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.97 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.17 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.39 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7.61 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 7.84 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 8.07 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 8.32 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.57 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 8.82 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.08 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 9.35 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.79 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 8.78 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.21 An per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 10.51 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 12.84 An per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 10.89 An per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 11.03 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 11.17 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 11.17 An per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.37 An per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 11.17 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +60.0% | 0.9137 An per square kilometre | 1.46 An per square kilometre |
| 1973 | -32.2% | 1.08 An per square kilometre | 0.731 An per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +31.0% | 0.7675 An per square kilometre | 1.01 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8573 An per square kilometre | 0.731 An per square kilometre | 1.01 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3 An per square kilometre | 0.731 An per square kilometre | 2.08 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.39 An per square kilometre | 2.38 An per square kilometre | 4.29 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.65 An per square kilometre | 4.8 An per square kilometre | 6.45 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.08 An per square kilometre | 6.57 An per square kilometre | 7.84 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.05 An per square kilometre | 8.07 An per square kilometre | 10.51 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.48 An per square kilometre | 10.89 An per square kilometre | 12.84 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.79 An per square kilometre compare
- 33 Yemen 11.75 An per square kilometre compare
- 34 Benin 11.27 An per square kilometre compare
- 36 Portugal 10.91 An per square kilometre compare
- 37 Ethiopia 10.9 An per square kilometre compare
- 38 Chad 10.59 An per square kilometre compare
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 — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Burkina Faso?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Burkina Faso was 11.17 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 12.84 An per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.731 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Burkina Faso ranks 35th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.