emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0439 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.0439 tonnes per person for emissions of air pollutants, per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0693 tonnes per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0374 tonnes per person, in 2003.
Burkina Faso ranks 99th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0687 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0676 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0662 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0649 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0635 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0622 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0628 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0634 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.064 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0649 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0665 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0678 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0679 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0666 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0679 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0683 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0684 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.069 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0688 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0685 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0693 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0692 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0683 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0673 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0666 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0683 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0686 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0688 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0682 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0647 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0652 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0624 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.067 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0671 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0652 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0632 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0618 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0388 tonnes per person | -37.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0403 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0451 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0377 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0374 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0442 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0533 tonnes per person | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0554 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0575 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0571 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0566 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0561 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0565 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.054 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0517 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0496 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0482 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0462 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0457 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.045 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0445 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0439 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0464 tonnes per person, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0439 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -37.2% | 0.0618 tonnes per person | 0.0388 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0648 tonnes per person | 0.0622 tonnes per person | 0.0687 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0676 tonnes per person | 0.0649 tonnes per person | 0.069 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0683 tonnes per person | 0.0666 tonnes per person | 0.0693 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0614 tonnes per person | 0.0388 tonnes per person | 0.0671 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0482 tonnes per person | 0.0374 tonnes per person | 0.0575 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.052 tonnes per person | 0.0457 tonnes per person | 0.0566 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0445 tonnes per person | 0.0439 tonnes per person | 0.045 tonnes per person | 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0439 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0693 tonnes per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0374 tonnes per person in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 99th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.