Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 8,179 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,179 kt
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
47th
of 222 countries
All-time high
8,269 kt
in 2019
All-time low
3,753 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 3.8k kt1991: 3.9k kt1992: 4.0k kt1993: 4.1k kt1994: 4.2k kt1995: 4.3k kt1996: 4.6k kt1997: 4.8k kt1998: 4.9k kt1999: 5.0k kt2000: 5.4k kt2001: 4.9k kt2002: 5.2k kt2003: 6.3k kt2004: 6.5k kt2005: 6.8k kt2006: 6.6k kt2007: 6.7k kt2008: 6.8k kt2009: 7.0k kt2010: 7.3k kt2011: 7.3k kt2012: 7.3k kt2013: 7.6k kt2014: 7.7k kt2015: 7.7k kt2016: 8.1k kt2017: 8.2k kt2018: 8.2k kt2019: 8.3k kt2020: 6.9k kt2021: 7.6k kt2022: 7.7k kt2023: 8.2k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 8,179 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Burkina Faso peaked at 8,269 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,753 kt, in 1990.

Burkina Faso ranks 47th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Burkina Faso, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,753 kt
1991 3,935 kt +4.8%
1992 4,012 kt +2.0%
1993 4,083 kt +1.8%
1994 4,176 kt +2.3%
1995 4,278 kt +2.4%
1996 4,573 kt +6.9%
1997 4,791 kt +4.8%
1998 4,918 kt +2.7%
1999 5,041 kt +2.5%
2000 5,425 kt +7.6%
2001 4,872 kt -10.2%
2002 5,186 kt +6.4%
2003 6,312 kt +21.7%
2004 6,518 kt +3.3%
2005 6,766 kt +3.8%
2006 6,589 kt -2.6%
2007 6,715 kt +1.9%
2008 6,836 kt +1.8%
2009 6,978 kt +2.1%
2010 7,294 kt +4.5%
2011 7,284 kt -0.1%
2012 7,332 kt +0.7%
2013 7,588 kt +3.5%
2014 7,651 kt +0.8%
2015 7,716 kt +0.9%
2016 8,141 kt +5.5%
2017 8,160 kt +0.2%
2018 8,249 kt +1.1%
2019 8,269 kt +0.2%
2020 6,934 kt -16.1%
2021 7,600 kt +9.6%
2022 7,712 kt +1.5%
2023 8,179 kt +6.1%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 8,179 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 5,891 kt, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 8,179 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,823 kt, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,356 kt 3,753 kt 5,041 kt 10
2000s 6,220 kt 4,872 kt 6,978 kt 10
2010s 7,768 kt 7,284 kt 8,269 kt 10
2020s 7,606 kt 6,934 kt 8,179 kt 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 44 Philippines 9,701 kt compare
  2. 45 Mozambique 9,455 kt compare
  3. 46 Paraguay 8,387 kt compare
  4. 48 Japan 8,045 kt compare
  5. 49 Kazakhstan 7,710 kt compare
  6. 50 Ireland 7,555 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Burkina Faso?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Burkina Faso was 8,179 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 8,269 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 3,753 kt in 1990.
How does Burkina Faso rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Burkina Faso ranks 47th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf