Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 1,472 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Burkina Faso, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1,472 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,472 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 573.92 kt, in 1990.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 573.92 kt | — |
| 1991 | 573.92 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 573.92 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 573.92 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 573.92 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 573.92 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 573.92 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 573.92 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 573.92 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 573.92 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 573.92 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 682.17 kt | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 682.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 682.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 682.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 682.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 682.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 682.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 682.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 682.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 682.17 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 940.68 kt | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 940.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 940.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 940.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 940.68 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,128 kt | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 1,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,472 kt | +30.6% |
| 2022 | 1,472 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,472 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,472 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,472 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 573.92 kt | 573.92 kt | 573.92 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 671.34 kt | 573.92 kt | 682.17 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 989.58 kt | 682.17 kt | 1,128 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,415 kt | 1,128 kt | 1,472 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 7 Benin 5,251 kt compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire -4,112 kt compare
- 7 Polynesia -43.45 kt compare
- 8 Morocco 5,000 kt compare
- 8 Micronesia -58.67 kt compare
- 9 Estonia 2,901 kt compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova -140.98 kt compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -1,108 kt compare
- 11 Latvia 1,364 kt compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo -1,267 kt compare
- 12 Spain 1,320 kt compare
- 13 Mali 990.73 kt compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic -1,885 kt 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 forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Burkina Faso?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Burkina Faso was 1,472 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,472 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 573.92 kt in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. 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 Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).