Co2 intensity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Co2 intensity was 0.1753 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Co2 intensity in Burkina Faso, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.1753 for co2 intensity 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, co2 intensity in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.1753 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0008, 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.
Co2 intensity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0012 | — |
| 1951 | 0.001 | -19.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0011 | +7.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0009 | -19.7% |
| 1954 | 0.001 | +13.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0009 | -3.8% |
| 1956 | 0.001 | +11.5% |
| 1957 | 0.001 | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0008 | -19.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0016 | +92.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0093 | +482.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0187 | +100.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0162 | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0171 | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0209 | +22.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0188 | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0187 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0172 | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0166 | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0192 | +15.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0227 | +17.9% |
| 1971 | 0.023 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0237 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0261 | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0324 | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0363 | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0349 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0388 | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0486 | +25.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0562 | +15.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0587 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0725 | +23.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0733 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0765 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.059 | -22.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0534 | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0465 | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0509 | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0503 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0756 | +50.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0552 | -27.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0554 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.056 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0553 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0578 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0559 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0563 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0573 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0609 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0712 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.064 | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0701 | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0687 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0723 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0662 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0622 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0661 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0863 | +30.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0939 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0941 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.096 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0995 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1136 | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1155 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.113 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.142 | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1428 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1558 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1653 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1681 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1649 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1738 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1753 | +0.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.1753 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1236, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.1753 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 | 0.0093 |
| 1961 | +100.5% | 0.0093 | 0.0187 |
| 1959 | +92.9% | 0.0008 | 0.0016 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0011 | 0.0008 | 0.0016 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0173 | 0.0093 | 0.0209 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0343 | 0.0227 | 0.0562 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0617 | 0.0465 | 0.0765 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0581 | 0.0552 | 0.0712 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0744 | 0.0622 | 0.0941 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1312 | 0.096 | 0.1681 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1713 | 0.1649 | 0.1753 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 co2 intensity in Burkina Faso?
- Co2 intensity in Burkina Faso was 0.1753 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1753 in 2022.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 in 1958.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for co2 intensity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 92nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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