Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 1957. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1957)
0.0%
Change on year
down 96.2%
World rank
138th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1951
All-time low
0.0%
in 1957
Years of data
8
1950–1957
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Burkina Faso, 1950–1957
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Burkina Faso is 0.0%, measured in 1957. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 96.2% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 138th out of 179 countries with data for 1957, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +66.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -67.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -58.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +24.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -96.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 136 Guinea 0.0% compare
- 137 Nicaragua 0.0%
- 139 Malta 0.0% compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 141 Andorra 0.0%
- 141 Angola 0.0% compare
- 141 Aruba 0.0%
- 141 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 141 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 141 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0%
- 141 Cape Verde 0.0% compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 141 Chad 0.0% compare
- 141 Congo 0.0% compare
- 141 Curacao 0.0%
- 141 Ecuador 0.0% compare
- 141 El Salvador 0.0% compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 141 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 141 Gabon 0.0% compare
- 141 Greenland 0.0% compare
- 141 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 141 Libya 0.0% compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 141 Macao 0.0%
- 141 Mauritania 0.0%
- 141 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 141 Samoa 0.0%
- 141 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 141 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Sudan 0.0% compare
- 141 Suriname 0.0% compare
- 141 Togo 0.0%
- 141 Tonga 0.0%
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 141 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 141 Uganda 0.0%
- 141 Vanuatu 0.0%
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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Burkina Faso?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Burkina Faso was 0.0% in 1957, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1951.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1957.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Burkina Faso ranks 138th out of 179 countries with data for 1957.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.