Milk yields per animal in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Milk yields per animal was 80.24 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
80.24
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
189th
of 192 countries
All-time high
118.63
in 1967
All-time low
70.7
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk yields per animal in Burkina Faso is 80.24, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Burkina Faso peaked at 118.63 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 70.7, in 1989.
That places Burkina Faso 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Milk yields per animal in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 117.3 | — |
| 1962 | 115.08 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 112.67 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 113.56 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 117.09 | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 117.5 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 118.63 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 118.25 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 116.09 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 116.23 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 109.96 | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 101.84 | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 99.73 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 103.73 | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 103.22 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 102.39 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 102.4 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 102.24 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 102.44 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 101.43 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 100.86 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 100.41 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 100.04 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 99.66 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 96.51 | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 82.11 | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 78.56 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 77.21 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 70.7 | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 75.05 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 74.94 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 74.73 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 74.8 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 74.72 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 74.61 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.52 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 74.42 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 74.33 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 74.24 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 74.15 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 74.05 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.96 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.59 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 77.49 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 77.38 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.28 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 77.17 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.06 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.96 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 76.86 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.75 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.65 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.78 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.63 | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 92.12 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 87.55 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 87.55 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.42 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 83.26 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 80.42 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 79.4 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 80.29 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 81.27 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 80.24 | -1.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 80.24 is below the median for low income countries, which is 150.41, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 80.24 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 236.23, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk yields per animal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +25.8% | 76.78 | 96.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.24 | 112.67 | 118.63 | 9 |
| 1970s | 104.42 | 99.73 | 116.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.75 | 70.7 | 101.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.64 | 74.24 | 75.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.31 | 73.96 | 77.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.66 | 76.65 | 96.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.33 | 79.4 | 81.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 milk yields per animal in Burkina Faso?
- Milk yields per animal in Burkina Faso was 80.24 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 118.63 in 1967.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7 in 1989.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for milk yields per animal?
- Burkina Faso ranks 189th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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