Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 17,147 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — 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 17,147 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Burkina Faso peaked at 28,422 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,147 kt, in 2021.
That places Burkina Faso 24th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28,422 kt | — |
| 1991 | 28,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28,422 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19,738 kt | -30.6% |
| 2002 | 19,738 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19,738 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19,738 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19,738 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19,738 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19,738 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19,738 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19,738 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19,738 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17,451 kt | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 17,451 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17,451 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17,451 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17,451 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17,323 kt | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 17,323 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17,323 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17,323 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17,323 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17,147 kt | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 17,147 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17,147 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17,147 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17,147 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,422 kt | 28,422 kt | 28,422 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,606 kt | 19,738 kt | 28,422 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,629 kt | 17,323 kt | 19,738 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,177 kt | 17,147 kt | 17,323 kt | 6 |
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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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Burkina Faso?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Burkina Faso was 17,147 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 28,422 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,147 kt in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Net Forest conversion — 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).