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Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0 tonnes per person in 1957. ◆ Volatile

Latest (1957)
0 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 96.2%
World rank
139th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0003 tonnes per person
in 1951
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1957
Years of data
8
1950–1957

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Burkina Faso, 1950–1957

00001950195319571950: 0 tonnes per person1951: 0 tonnes per person1952: 0 tonnes per person1953: 0 tonnes per person1954: 0 tonnes per person1955: 0 tonnes per person1956: 0 tonnes per person1957: 0 tonnes per person

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by source in 1957. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.2% on the previous year and down 98.7% over ten years.

Burkina Faso ranks 139th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

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  2. 137 Iraq 0.0001 tonnes per person compare
  3. 138 Malta 0 tonnes per person compare
  4. 140 Turkmenistan 0 tonnes per person compare
  5. 141 Andorra 0 tonnes per person compare
  6. 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
  7. 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person compare
  8. 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
  9. 141 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
  10. 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
  11. 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person compare
  12. 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
  13. 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
  14. 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
  15. 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
  16. 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person compare
  17. 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes per person compare
  18. 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
  19. 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
  20. 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
  21. 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
  22. 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
  23. 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
  24. 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
  25. 141 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person compare
  26. 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
  27. 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person compare
  28. 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
  29. 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person compare
  30. 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
  31. 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
  32. 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person compare
  33. 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
  34. 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person compare
  35. 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
  36. 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
  37. 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
  38. 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person compare
  39. 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person compare
  40. 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
  41. 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
  42. 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person compare
  43. 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co₂ emissions by source in Burkina Faso?
Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Burkina Faso was 0 tonnes per person in 1957, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.0003 tonnes per person in 1951.
What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1957.
How does Burkina Faso rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
Burkina Faso ranks 139th out of 179 countries with data for 1957.
Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 98.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
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