Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 183 countries
All-time high
4
in 2020
All-time low
1
in 1980
Years of data
26
1980–2024
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL in Burkina Faso, 1980–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Burkina Faso is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Burkina Faso peaked at 4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
Burkina Faso ranks 78th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
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- 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 climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Burkina Faso?
- Climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total in Burkina Faso was 1 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 78th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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