Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 1.48 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Burkina Faso is 1.48 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.8 tonnes per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4152 tonnes per person, in 1979.
Burkina Faso ranks 144th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.75 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1962 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1963 | 1.19 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8909 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7949 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7837 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7282 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6242 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.584 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.508 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.544 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4725 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5451 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.534 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.462 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4196 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4311 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4152 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4338 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4402 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.426 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +236.4% |
| 1984 | 1.87 tonnes per person | +30.2% |
| 1985 | 2.14 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 2.27 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 2.4 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 2.4 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.54 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 2.51 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.5 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.54 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 2.5 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.49 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.5 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.38 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 2.15 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 1.83 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.95 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 2.8 tonnes per person | +43.2% |
| 2007 | 2.14 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 2.18 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 2.04 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 2.09 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.93 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.92 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.79 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 1.71 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 1.72 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.57 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.48 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.48 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.11 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.48 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.42 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +236.4% | 0.426 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person |
| 2006 | +43.2% | 1.95 tonnes per person | 2.8 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.6242 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4915 tonnes per person | 0.4152 tonnes per person | 0.584 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 tonnes per person | 0.426 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.99 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 2.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 1.58 tonnes per person compare
- 142 Mali 1.56 tonnes per person compare
- 143 Costa Rica 1.52 tonnes per person compare
- 145 Morocco 1.48 tonnes per person compare
- 146 El Salvador 1.45 tonnes per person compare
- 147 Tanzania 1.44 tonnes per person 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 annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Burkina Faso was 1.48 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 tonnes per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4152 tonnes per person in 1979.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 144th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual co2 including land use 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
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.