Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.1079 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso is 0.1079, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.1177 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0323, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0323 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0418 | +29.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0356 | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0361 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0388 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0377 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0376 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0561 | +49.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0496 | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0483 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0512 | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0562 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0571 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.059 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0501 | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0491 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0466 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0637 | +36.5% |
| 2008 | 0.07 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0659 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0647 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0686 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.075 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0835 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0725 | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0997 | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.094 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1022 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1143 | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1137 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1115 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1177 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1167 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1094 | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1079 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0414 | 0.0323 | 0.0561 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0569 | 0.0466 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0888 | 0.0647 | 0.1143 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1126 | 0.1079 | 0.1177 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 84.96 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.1079 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1177 in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0323 in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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