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
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
The most recent figure for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Burkina Faso is 2.3%, measured 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% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 2.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.3%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 2.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.4%, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +96.5% | 1.7% | 3.3% |
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
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -202.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -284.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
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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