Per capita methane emissions in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9658 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9658
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
98th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.13
in 2003
All-time low
0.6477
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Burkina Faso, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Burkina Faso stood at 0.9658.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.13 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6477, in 1910.
That places Burkina Faso 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7135 | 0.7101 | 0.7175 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7097 | 0.7094 | 0.7099 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7041 | 0.6984 | 0.7092 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6915 | 0.6859 | 0.6971 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6765 | 0.6677 | 0.6845 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6628 | 0.6489 | 0.6867 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6909 | 0.6477 | 0.7229 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7656 | 0.7297 | 0.7937 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8307 | 0.7956 | 0.8662 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8908 | 0.8727 | 0.9029 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9002 | 0.8965 | 0.9055 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9081 | 0.8479 | 0.9428 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.891 | 0.8369 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9147 | 0.8889 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 | 0.9454 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 0.9694 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.9982 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9503 | 0.8634 | 0.9919 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Share co2 vs population 0.4897 (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 24.07 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.3% (2025)
- Urban population 6.96 million (2025)
- Urban population 28.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.2763 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 95.79 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.2763 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.2763 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Burkina Faso?
- Per capita methane emissions in Burkina Faso was 0.9658 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 2003.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6477 in 1910.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 98th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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