emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Burkina Faso 95th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.12 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1995 | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2000 | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 2.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 3 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 3.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.45 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.58 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 | -35.3% | 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.64 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 92 Honduras 3.75 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 93 Romania 3.73 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 94 Switzerland 3.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 96 South Africa 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 97 Hungary 3.54 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 98 Costa Rica 3.53 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 95th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.