emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: emissions of air pollutants was 987,249 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
987,249 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
55th
of 220 countries
All-time high
987,249 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
86,894 tonnes
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso, 1750–2022
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso stood at 987,249 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso peaked at 987,249 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86,894 tonnes, in 1750.
That places Burkina Faso 55th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 86,894 tonnes | — |
| 1751 | 86,918 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 86,942 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 86,966 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 86,990 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 87,014 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 87,037 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 87,061 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 87,085 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 87,109 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 87,133 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 87,156 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 87,180 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 87,203 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 87,227 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 87,250 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 87,274 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 87,297 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 87,320 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 87,344 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 87,367 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 87,390 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1772 | 87,413 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1773 | 87,436 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1774 | 87,459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 87,482 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1776 | 87,505 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1777 | 87,528 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1778 | 87,551 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1779 | 87,574 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 87,597 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1781 | 87,619 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1782 | 87,641 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1783 | 87,664 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1784 | 87,686 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1785 | 87,709 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1786 | 87,731 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1787 | 87,753 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1788 | 87,776 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1789 | 87,798 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 87,821 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 87,842 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 87,864 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 87,886 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 87,908 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 87,930 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 87,951 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 87,973 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 87,995 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 88,017 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 88,038 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 88,060 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 88,081 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 88,102 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 88,123 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 88,144 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 88,165 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 88,186 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 88,208 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 88,229 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 88,250 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 88,315 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1812 | 88,380 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1813 | 88,445 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1814 | 88,510 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1815 | 88,575 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1816 | 88,640 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1817 | 88,704 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1818 | 88,770 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1819 | 88,834 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1820 | 88,899 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 88,964 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1822 | 89,028 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1823 | 89,093 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1824 | 89,158 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1825 | 89,222 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1826 | 89,287 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1827 | 89,351 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1828 | 89,416 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1829 | 89,480 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1830 | 89,545 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1831 | 89,609 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1832 | 89,673 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1833 | 89,737 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1834 | 89,801 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1835 | 89,865 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1836 | 89,929 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1837 | 89,993 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1838 | 90,057 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1839 | 90,121 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1840 | 90,185 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1841 | 90,248 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1842 | 90,312 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1843 | 90,375 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1844 | 90,439 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1845 | 90,502 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1846 | 90,566 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1847 | 90,629 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1848 | 90,692 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1849 | 90,756 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1850 | 90,819 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1851 | 91,728 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1852 | 92,646 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 93,573 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 94,509 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 95,454 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 96,409 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 97,373 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 98,346 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 99,329 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1860 | 100,322 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 101,325 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1862 | 102,337 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1863 | 103,359 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1864 | 104,392 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1865 | 105,435 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1866 | 106,488 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1867 | 107,551 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1868 | 108,625 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 109,709 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 110,804 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1871 | 112,107 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 113,224 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 114,352 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 115,492 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1875 | 116,643 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 117,805 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 118,978 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1878 | 120,164 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1879 | 121,361 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 122,569 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 123,790 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1882 | 125,023 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1883 | 126,268 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1884 | 127,526 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1885 | 128,796 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 130,078 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 131,374 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 132,682 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 134,003 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 135,337 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1891 | 136,685 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 138,046 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 139,420 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 140,809 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 142,211 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 143,627 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 145,057 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 146,501 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 147,960 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1900 | 147,911 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 184,769 tonnes | +24.9% |
| 1902 | 176,692 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1903 | 168,969 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1904 | 161,585 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1905 | 154,524 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1906 | 155,885 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 157,258 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 158,643 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 160,040 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 161,449 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 169,978 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1912 | 178,957 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1913 | 188,410 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1914 | 198,363 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1915 | 168,706 tonnes | -15.0% |
| 1916 | 170,205 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 171,716 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 173,242 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1919 | 174,781 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 176,333 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 179,777 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1922 | 183,316 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 186,950 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 190,680 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 194,505 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1926 | 221,778 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1927 | 219,863 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1928 | 218,119 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 216,543 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 215,133 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1931 | 219,606 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1932 | 224,188 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1933 | 228,880 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1934 | 233,682 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1935 | 238,593 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1936 | 243,630 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1937 | 249,706 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1938 | 255,931 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1939 | 262,299 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1940 | 268,815 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1941 | 275,650 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 282,651 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1943 | 289,818 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1944 | 297,150 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1945 | 304,647 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1946 | 296,757 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1947 | 290,060 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1948 | 294,303 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 304,716 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1950 | 314,994 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1951 | 315,014 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 317,039 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 318,931 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 321,062 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 322,886 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 324,994 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 326,759 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 323,336 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 324,422 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 328,160 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 327,683 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 325,808 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 323,838 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 322,239 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 320,637 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 329,062 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 337,535 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 346,898 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 355,374 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 364,382 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 379,850 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 393,451 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 401,686 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 401,212 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 417,127 tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 428,823 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 439,552 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 454,646 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 465,042 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 475,960 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 494,647 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 507,846 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 515,736 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 523,114 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 533,146 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 561,719 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 579,893 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 597,803 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 608,088 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 592,802 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 612,973 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 601,066 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 581,095 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 678,600 tonnes | +16.8% |
| 1995 | 697,429 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 695,053 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 690,759 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 694,730 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 449,379 tonnes | -35.3% |
| 2000 | 480,534 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 554,203 tonnes | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 478,104 tonnes | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 489,579 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 596,947 tonnes | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 742,966 tonnes | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 778,517 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 821,039 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 876,916 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 896,884 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 915,125 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 934,797 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 970,603 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 983,333 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 984,698 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 971,051 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 959,552 tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 958,292 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 944,037 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 956,988 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 967,356 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 978,932 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 987,249 tonnes | +0.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 987,249 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 576,398 tonnes, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 987,249 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 552,241 tonnes, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -35.3% | 694,730 tonnes | 449,379 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 87,002 tonnes | 86,894 tonnes | 87,109 tonnes | 10 |
| 1760s | 87,238 tonnes | 87,133 tonnes | 87,344 tonnes | 10 |
| 1770s | 87,470 tonnes | 87,367 tonnes | 87,574 tonnes | 10 |
| 1780s | 87,697 tonnes | 87,597 tonnes | 87,798 tonnes | 10 |
| 1790s | 87,919 tonnes | 87,821 tonnes | 88,017 tonnes | 10 |
| 1800s | 88,134 tonnes | 88,038 tonnes | 88,229 tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 88,542 tonnes | 88,250 tonnes | 88,834 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 89,190 tonnes | 88,899 tonnes | 89,480 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 89,833 tonnes | 89,545 tonnes | 90,121 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 90,470 tonnes | 90,185 tonnes | 90,756 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 95,018 tonnes | 90,819 tonnes | 99,329 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 104,954 tonnes | 100,322 tonnes | 109,709 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 116,093 tonnes | 110,804 tonnes | 121,361 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 128,211 tonnes | 122,569 tonnes | 134,003 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 141,565 tonnes | 135,337 tonnes | 147,960 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 162,628 tonnes | 147,911 tonnes | 184,769 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 175,581 tonnes | 161,449 tonnes | 198,363 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 198,786 tonnes | 176,333 tonnes | 221,778 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 237,165 tonnes | 215,133 tonnes | 262,299 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 290,457 tonnes | 268,815 tonnes | 304,716 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 320,944 tonnes | 314,994 tonnes | 326,759 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 331,723 tonnes | 320,637 tonnes | 355,374 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 414,577 tonnes | 364,382 tonnes | 465,042 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 539,795 tonnes | 475,960 tonnes | 608,088 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 629,389 tonnes | 449,379 tonnes | 697,429 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 671,569 tonnes | 478,104 tonnes | 896,884 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 957,848 tonnes | 915,125 tonnes | 984,698 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 977,846 tonnes | 967,356 tonnes | 987,249 tonnes | 3 |
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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 emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso?
- Emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso was 987,249 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 987,249 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,894 tonnes in 1750.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for emissions of air pollutants?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.