Carbon intensity of energy in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Carbon intensity of energy was 260.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity of energy in Burkina Faso, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 260.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour for carbon intensity of energy in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of energy in Burkina Faso peaked at 414.33 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1989 and was at its lowest, 157.83 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 1997.
That places Burkina Faso 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 291.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 237.83 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 414.33 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 238.32 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 157.83 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 293.78 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 231.1 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 218.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 252.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 250.48 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 215.85 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 281.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 271.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 256.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 287.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 35 Nigeria 263.78 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 36 Turkey 263.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 37 Morocco 262.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 39 Rwanda 258.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 40 Poland 257.67 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 41 Saint Helena 257.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 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 of energy in Burkina Faso?
- Carbon intensity of energy in Burkina Faso was 260.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 414.33 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1989.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 157.83 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1997.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for carbon intensity of energy?
- Burkina Faso ranks 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity of energy rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.