CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.2763 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Burkina Faso, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.2763 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2906 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 tonnes per person, in 1953.
Burkina Faso ranks 192nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 0.0219 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.0255 tonnes per person | 0.0601 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.0583 tonnes per person | 0.092 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0695 tonnes per person | 0.0636 tonnes per person | 0.0899 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.093 tonnes per person | 0.078 tonnes per person | 0.1191 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1881 tonnes per person | 0.1227 tonnes per person | 0.268 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2781 tonnes per person | 0.2616 tonnes per person | 0.2906 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 24.07 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.3% (2025)
- Urban population 6.96 million (2025)
- Urban population 28.9% (2025)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 95.79 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2763 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2763 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.2763 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2906 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 tonnes per person in 1953.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.