Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0 kt per person.
That represents a change of up 37.9% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0 kt per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 18th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per person | -47.3% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per person | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per person | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per person | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per person | -29.3% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per person | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per person | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per person | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per person | -32.7% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per person | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per person | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per person | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per person | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per person | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per person | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per person | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per person | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per person | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per person | +79.9% |
| 2024 | 0 kt per person | +37.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0 kt per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 3.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 15 Chad 0 kt per person compare
- 16 Senegal 0 kt per person compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 0 kt per person compare
- 19 Ghana 0 kt per person compare
- 20 Madagascar 0 kt per person compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 0 kt per person compare
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 savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita in Burkina Faso was 0 kt per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (n2o), per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.