Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 4,823 tonnes in 1957. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Burkina Faso, 1950–1957
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Burkina Faso is 4,823 tonnes, measured in 1957. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 528.8% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 168th out of 179 countries with data for 1957, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Burkina Faso?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Burkina Faso was 4,823 tonnes in 1957, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4,823 tonnes in 1957.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 767 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Burkina Faso ranks 168th out of 179 countries with data for 1957.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 528.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.