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
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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | +73.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0003 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -67.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1955 | 0 tonnes per person | -55.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +29.2% |
| 1957 | 0 tonnes per person | -96.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 tonnes per person, 0% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0024 tonnes per person, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 136 Nicaragua 0.0001 tonnes per person
- 137 Iraq 0.0001 tonnes per person compare
- 138 Malta 0 tonnes per person compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Andorra 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Gabon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person
- 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person
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 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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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.