Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0001 kt per square kilometre for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +31.1% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 40 Nepal 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 42 Nigeria 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 44 Bulgaria 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 45 Palestine 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 46 Switzerland 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions (n2o), per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.