Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein was 2.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.3%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
168th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2019
All-time low
1.3%
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 2.3% for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1973.
Burkina Faso ranks 168th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.5% | — |
| 1962 | 1.6% | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 1.5% | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 1.3% | -19.0% |
| 1974 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +24.8% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +96.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 165 Angola 2.4% compare
- 166 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2.4% compare
- 167 Iraq 2.4% compare
- 169 Senegal 2.3% compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 2.3% compare
- 171 Côte d'Ivoire 2.3% compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Burkina Faso?
- Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Burkina Faso was 2.3% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1973.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Burkina Faso ranks 168th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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