Burkina Faso vs Southern Africa: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)
Burkina Faso
18,619 kt
in 2025
Southern Africa
-74,470 kt
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Southern Africa rank
23rd
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 18,619 kt against -74,470 kt in Southern Africa, a difference of 93,089 kt.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Southern Africa ranks 23rd of 223 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,996 kt | -3,194 kt | 32,190 kt | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 21,277 kt | -12,701 kt | 33,978 kt | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 18,618 kt | 10,570 kt | 8,049 kt | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 18,591 kt | -54,272 kt | 72,863 kt | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Burkina Faso or Southern Africa?
- Burkina Faso, at 18,619 kt against -74,470 kt in Southern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Burkina Faso and Southern Africa?
- 93,089 kt, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Southern Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Southern Africa rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Southern Africa ranks 23rd of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).