Consumption-based carbon intensity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Burkina Faso, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ for consumption-based carbon intensity in 2022.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.1559 kilograms per international-$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0761 kilograms per international-$, in 1991.
Burkina Faso ranks 105th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0849 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0761 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1163 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0979 kilograms per international-$ | 0.078 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1193 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.132 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1069 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1559 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1475 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1403 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 102 Madagascar 0.1604 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 103 Albania 0.1572 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 104 Uruguay 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 106 Laos 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 107 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1501 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 108 Brazil 0.146 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Burkina Faso?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Burkina Faso was 0.1547 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1559 kilograms per international-$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0761 kilograms per international-$ in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 105th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).