Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 30.78 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 30.78 % for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Burkina Faso peaked at 64.81 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30.78 %, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.01 % | 59.22 % | 64.81 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.24 % | 41.54 % | 58.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35 % | 31.5 % | 40.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.96 % | 30.78 % | 33.88 % | 4 |
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More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 84.96 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Burkina Faso?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Burkina Faso was 30.78 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 64.81 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.78 % in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.