Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 kilograms per international-$, in 1958.
That places Burkina Faso 92nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0008 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0016 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0173 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0093 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0209 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0343 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0227 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0562 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0617 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0465 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0765 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0581 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0552 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0712 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0744 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0622 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0941 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1312 kilograms per international-$ | 0.096 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1681 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1649 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 89 Slovenia 0.1834 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 90 Benin 0.183 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 91 Belgium 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 93 Gambia 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 94 Croatia 0.1719 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 95 Guinea 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ compare
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)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2763 tonnes per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Burkina Faso was 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 kilograms per international-$ in 1958.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 92nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).