Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 28.45 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
28.45 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
31st
of 197 countries
All-time high
38.97 million tonnes
in 2006
All-time low
-899,256 tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Burkina Faso, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Burkina Faso stood at 28.45 million tonnes.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Burkina Faso peaked at 38.97 million tonnes in 2006 and was at its lowest, -899,256 tonnes, in 1850.
That places Burkina Faso 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | -899,256 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | -646,183 tonnes | -28.1% |
| 1852 | -462,360 tonnes | -28.4% |
| 1853 | -324,044 tonnes | -29.9% |
| 1854 | -216,213 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1855 | -130,475 tonnes | -39.7% |
| 1856 | -61,335 tonnes | -53.0% |
| 1857 | -2,968 tonnes | -95.2% |
| 1858 | 46,020 tonnes | -1650.6% |
| 1859 | 86,727 tonnes | +88.5% |
| 1860 | 74,782 tonnes | -13.8% |
| 1861 | 59,980 tonnes | -19.8% |
| 1862 | 52,872 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1863 | 51,149 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1864 | 53,971 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1865 | 58,001 tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1866 | 63,680 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1867 | 68,260 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1868 | 74,233 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1869 | 79,985 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1870 | 201,447 tonnes | +151.9% |
| 1871 | 309,388 tonnes | +53.6% |
| 1872 | 389,263 tonnes | +25.8% |
| 1873 | 449,500 tonnes | +15.5% |
| 1874 | 496,509 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1875 | 534,394 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1876 | 566,894 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1877 | 593,275 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1878 | 615,845 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1879 | 634,019 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1880 | 673,077 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1881 | 697,589 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1882 | 713,308 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1883 | 726,571 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1884 | 737,087 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 745,880 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 752,659 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 758,631 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 762,478 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1889 | 765,520 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 878,188 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1891 | 942,271 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1892 | 985,689 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1893 | 1.02 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1894 | 1.04 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1895 | 1.06 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1896 | 1.07 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 1.08 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 1.09 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 1.10 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1900 | 1.60 million tonnes | +45.2% |
| 1901 | 1.98 million tonnes | +24.2% |
| 1902 | 2.26 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1903 | 2.45 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1904 | 2.60 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1905 | 2.71 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1906 | 2.80 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1907 | 2.88 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1908 | 2.94 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1909 | 2.99 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1910 | 2.99 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 2.97 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1912 | 2.97 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1913 | 2.98 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 2.99 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 2.99 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 2.99 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1917 | 2.99 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1918 | 2.98 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 2.98 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1920 | 3.33 million tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1921 | 3.66 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1922 | 3.94 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1923 | 4.18 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1924 | 4.38 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1925 | 4.57 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1926 | 4.75 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1927 | 4.92 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1928 | 5.06 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1929 | 5.18 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1930 | 5.56 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1931 | 5.79 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1932 | 5.97 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1933 | 6.11 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1934 | 6.23 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1935 | 6.34 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1936 | 6.45 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1937 | 6.53 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1938 | 6.60 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 6.67 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1940 | 7.56 million tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1941 | 8.16 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1942 | 8.54 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1943 | 8.85 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1944 | 9.11 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1945 | 9.35 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1946 | 9.53 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 9.71 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1948 | 9.80 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 9.94 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1950 | 9.55 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1951 | 9.04 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1952 | 8.92 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 8.97 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 9.21 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 9.56 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 9.83 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 10.02 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 10.57 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1959 | 10.52 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 8.31 million tonnes | -21.0% |
| 1961 | 7.36 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1962 | 6.13 million tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 5.86 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 5.06 million tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 4.49 million tonnes | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 4.06 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 4.07 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 3.84 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 3.32 million tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1970 | 3.13 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 2.75 million tonnes | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 3.00 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 2.62 million tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 3.08 million tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1975 | 3.06 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 2.69 million tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1977 | 2.45 million tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 2.49 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.40 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.58 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 2.59 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.55 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 10.23 million tonnes | +300.8% |
| 1984 | 14.03 million tonnes | +37.2% |
| 1985 | 16.66 million tonnes | +18.7% |
| 1986 | 18.22 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 19.80 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 20.31 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 21.80 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 22.40 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 22.90 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 23.85 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 24.09 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 24.53 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 25.35 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 24.67 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 23.90 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 23.33 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 21.58 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 20.77 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 21.49 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 20.81 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 21.75 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 22.83 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 26.10 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 38.97 million tonnes | +49.3% |
| 2007 | 30.15 million tonnes | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 30.24 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 29.37 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 33.32 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 31.82 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 33.33 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 31.36 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 32.08 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 29.79 million tonnes | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 29.14 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 32.89 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 29.96 million tonnes | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 28.29 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 28.04 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 27.98 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 28.09 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 28.06 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 28.45 million tonnes | +1.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 28.45 million tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.26 million tonnes, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 28.45 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.78 million tonnes, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1858 | +1650.6% | -2,968 tonnes | 46,020 tonnes |
| 1983 | +300.8% | 2.55 million tonnes | 10.23 million tonnes |
| 1870 | +151.9% | 79,985 tonnes | 201,447 tonnes |
| 1857 | +95.2% | -61,335 tonnes | -2,968 tonnes |
| 1859 | +88.5% | 46,020 tonnes | 86,727 tonnes |
| 1871 | +53.6% | 201,447 tonnes | 309,388 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -261,009 tonnes | -899,256 tonnes | 86,727 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 63,691 tonnes | 51,149 tonnes | 79,985 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 479,053 tonnes | 201,447 tonnes | 634,019 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 733,280 tonnes | 673,077 tonnes | 765,520 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.03 million tonnes | 878,188 tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.52 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.98 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.40 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | 5.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.22 million tonnes | 5.56 million tonnes | 6.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.06 million tonnes | 7.56 million tonnes | 9.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 9.62 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | 10.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.25 million tonnes | 3.32 million tonnes | 8.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.77 million tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | 3.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.88 million tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | 21.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.66 million tonnes | 21.58 million tonnes | 25.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.25 million tonnes | 20.77 million tonnes | 38.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.20 million tonnes | 28.29 million tonnes | 33.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.12 million tonnes | 27.98 million tonnes | 28.45 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Burkina Faso?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Burkina Faso was 28.45 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 38.97 million tonnes in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -899,256 tonnes in 1850.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Burkina Faso ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.