Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 124.3 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Burkina Faso is 124.3 million t, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Burkina Faso peaked at 334.7 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 124.3 million t, in 2025.
Burkina Faso ranks 101st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 334.7 million t | — |
| 1991 | 326.79 million t | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 318.88 million t | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 310.98 million t | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 303.07 million t | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 295.16 million t | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 287.25 million t | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 279.34 million t | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 271.44 million t | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 263.53 million t | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 255.62 million t | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 250.05 million t | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 244.48 million t | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 238.91 million t | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 233.34 million t | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 227.78 million t | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 222.21 million t | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 216.64 million t | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 211.07 million t | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 205.5 million t | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 199.93 million t | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 194.91 million t | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 189.9 million t | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 184.88 million t | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 179.87 million t | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 174.85 million t | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 169.82 million t | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 164.79 million t | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 159.75 million t | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 154.72 million t | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 149.69 million t | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 144.61 million t | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 139.53 million t | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 134.46 million t | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 129.38 million t | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 124.3 million t | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 299.11 million t | 263.53 million t | 334.7 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 230.56 million t | 205.5 million t | 255.62 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 177.34 million t | 154.72 million t | 199.93 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 137 million t | 124.3 million t | 149.69 million t | 6 |
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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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Burkina Faso?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Burkina Faso was 124.3 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 334.7 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.3 million t in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Burkina Faso ranks 101st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.