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
Latest (2022)
0.1753 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
92nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.1753 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
All-time low
0.0008 kilograms per international-$
in 1958
Years of data
73
1950–2022
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-$, in 1958.
That places Burkina Faso 92nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0012 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.001 kilograms per international-$ | -19.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ | +7.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0009 kilograms per international-$ | -19.7% |
| 1954 | 0.001 kilograms per international-$ | +13.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0009 kilograms per international-$ | -3.8% |
| 1956 | 0.001 kilograms per international-$ | +11.5% |
| 1957 | 0.001 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0008 kilograms per international-$ | -19.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0016 kilograms per international-$ | +92.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0093 kilograms per international-$ | +482.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0187 kilograms per international-$ | +100.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0162 kilograms per international-$ | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0171 kilograms per international-$ | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0209 kilograms per international-$ | +22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0188 kilograms per international-$ | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0187 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0172 kilograms per international-$ | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0166 kilograms per international-$ | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0192 kilograms per international-$ | +15.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0227 kilograms per international-$ | +17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.023 kilograms per international-$ | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0237 kilograms per international-$ | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0261 kilograms per international-$ | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0324 kilograms per international-$ | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0363 kilograms per international-$ | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0349 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0388 kilograms per international-$ | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0486 kilograms per international-$ | +25.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0562 kilograms per international-$ | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0587 kilograms per international-$ | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0725 kilograms per international-$ | +23.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0733 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0765 kilograms per international-$ | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.059 kilograms per international-$ | -22.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0534 kilograms per international-$ | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0465 kilograms per international-$ | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0509 kilograms per international-$ | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0503 kilograms per international-$ | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0756 kilograms per international-$ | +50.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0552 kilograms per international-$ | -27.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0554 kilograms per international-$ | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.056 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0553 kilograms per international-$ | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0578 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0559 kilograms per international-$ | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0563 kilograms per international-$ | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0573 kilograms per international-$ | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0609 kilograms per international-$ | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0712 kilograms per international-$ | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.064 kilograms per international-$ | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0701 kilograms per international-$ | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0687 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0723 kilograms per international-$ | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0662 kilograms per international-$ | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0622 kilograms per international-$ | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0661 kilograms per international-$ | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0863 kilograms per international-$ | +30.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0939 kilograms per international-$ | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0941 kilograms per international-$ | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.096 kilograms per international-$ | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0995 kilograms per international-$ | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1136 kilograms per international-$ | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1155 kilograms per international-$ | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.113 kilograms per international-$ | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.142 kilograms per international-$ | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1428 kilograms per international-$ | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1558 kilograms per international-$ | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1653 kilograms per international-$ | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1681 kilograms per international-$ | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1649 kilograms per international-$ | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1738 kilograms per international-$ | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ | +0.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1236 kilograms per international-$, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158 kilograms per international-$, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +482.7% | 0.0016 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0093 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1961 | +100.5% | 0.0093 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0187 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1959 | +92.9% | 0.0008 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0016 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- 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 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-$).