Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.2715 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.2715 An per person.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.386 An per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1429 An per person, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1429 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1468 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1504 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1613 An per person | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1702 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1846 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1742 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1674 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1872 An per person | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.193 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1948 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1889 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1588 An per person | -15.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1557 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1607 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.189 An per person | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2074 An per person | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2139 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2321 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2519 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2773 An per person | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2997 An per person | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3178 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3345 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.35 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3585 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3701 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3741 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3783 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3673 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3777 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3785 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3791 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3799 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3822 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3837 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3852 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3859 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.386 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3859 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3855 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.385 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3843 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3836 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3829 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3822 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3819 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.382 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3821 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3822 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3822 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.382 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3818 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.379 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3769 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3556 An per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3462 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3738 An per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3745 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3492 An per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2856 An per person | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 0.281 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2767 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2715 An per person | -1.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.2715 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1589 An per person, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.2715 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.165 An per person | 0.1429 An per person | 0.1872 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1894 An per person | 0.1557 An per person | 0.2321 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3312 An per person | 0.2519 An per person | 0.3783 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3805 An per person | 0.3673 An per person | 0.386 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3835 An per person | 0.3819 An per person | 0.3859 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3734 An per person | 0.3462 An per person | 0.3822 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2928 An per person | 0.2715 An per person | 0.3492 An per person | 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.2715 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.386 An per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1429 An per person in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.