Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0541 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0541 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0727 animals per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0237 animals per person, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 51st out of 190 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0237 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0244 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.027 animals per person | +10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0286 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0311 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0321 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0329 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0305 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0363 animals per person | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0387 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0391 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.032 animals per person | -18.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0271 animals per person | -15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0249 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0293 animals per person | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0318 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0327 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0326 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.031 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0309 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0308 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0361 animals per person | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0344 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0328 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0385 animals per person | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0395 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0401 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0397 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0376 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0548 animals per person | +45.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0556 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0553 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.055 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0547 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0544 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0541 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0538 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0533 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0528 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0523 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0517 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0512 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0727 animals per person | +42.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0718 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.071 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0702 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0694 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0688 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0681 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0675 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0668 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0661 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0655 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0645 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0641 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0642 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.064 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0639 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0637 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0512 animals per person | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0578 animals per person | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0566 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0539 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0541 animals per person | +0.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0541 animals per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0541 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +45.9% | 0.0376 animals per person | 0.0548 animals per person |
| 2003 | +42.0% | 0.0512 animals per person | 0.0727 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0296 animals per person | 0.0237 animals per person | 0.0363 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0319 animals per person | 0.0249 animals per person | 0.0391 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.036 animals per person | 0.0308 animals per person | 0.0401 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0544 animals per person | 0.0528 animals per person | 0.0556 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0647 animals per person | 0.0512 animals per person | 0.0727 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.065 animals per person | 0.0637 animals per person | 0.0675 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0547 animals per person | 0.0512 animals per person | 0.0578 animals per person | 5 |
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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 yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0541 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0727 animals per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0237 animals per person in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 51st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.