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Share global methane emissions in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Share global methane emissions was 0.2467 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2467
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
66th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2471
in 2021
All-time low
0.0773
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Burkina Faso, 1850–2024

0.10.150.20.25185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Burkina Faso stood at 0.2467.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2471 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0773, in 1910.

Burkina Faso ranks 66th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Burkina Faso, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1081 —
1851 0.1079 -0.2%
1852 0.1075 -0.4%
1853 0.107 -0.4%
1854 0.1062 -0.8%
1855 0.1058 -0.3%
1856 0.1053 -0.5%
1857 0.105 -0.3%
1858 0.1048 -0.3%
1859 0.1042 -0.5%
1860 0.1036 -0.6%
1861 0.1032 -0.3%
1862 0.103 -0.2%
1863 0.1025 -0.5%
1864 0.102 -0.5%
1865 0.1016 -0.4%
1866 0.1011 -0.4%
1867 0.1008 -0.3%
1868 0.1006 -0.2%
1869 0.1002 -0.4%
1870 0.1 -0.2%
1871 0.0993 -0.7%
1872 0.0983 -1.0%
1873 0.0976 -0.7%
1874 0.0975 -0.1%
1875 0.0968 -0.8%
1876 0.0963 -0.4%
1877 0.0959 -0.5%
1878 0.0955 -0.4%
1879 0.0948 -0.7%
1880 0.0938 -1.1%
1881 0.093 -0.8%
1882 0.0923 -0.8%
1883 0.0914 -0.9%
1884 0.091 -0.5%
1885 0.0906 -0.4%
1886 0.0901 -0.5%
1887 0.0894 -0.8%
1888 0.0883 -1.2%
1889 0.088 -0.4%
1890 0.0869 -1.2%
1891 0.0862 -0.8%
1892 0.0858 -0.4%
1893 0.0857 -0.1%
1894 0.085 -0.8%
1895 0.0842 -1.0%
1896 0.0837 -0.6%
1897 0.083 -0.8%
1898 0.0823 -0.9%
1899 0.0812 -1.3%
1900 0.0802 -1.2%
1901 0.0827 +3.1%
1902 0.082 -0.9%
1903 0.0807 -1.7%
1904 0.0801 -0.7%
1905 0.0791 -1.2%
1906 0.0786 -0.7%
1907 0.0774 -1.5%
1908 0.078 +0.8%
1909 0.0777 -0.5%
1910 0.0773 -0.4%
1911 0.0788 +2.0%
1912 0.0803 +1.8%
1913 0.0812 +1.1%
1914 0.0844 +4.0%
1915 0.0834 -1.2%
1916 0.0835 +0.2%
1917 0.0841 +0.7%
1918 0.086 +2.3%
1919 0.0888 +3.2%
1920 0.0881 -0.8%
1921 0.0917 +4.0%
1922 0.0918 +0.1%
1923 0.0909 -1.0%
1924 0.0918 +1.0%
1925 0.0929 +1.2%
1926 0.0963 +3.7%
1927 0.0951 -1.2%
1928 0.096 +0.9%
1929 0.0953 -0.6%
1930 0.0966 +1.4%
1931 0.0992 +2.7%
1932 0.1015 +2.3%
1933 0.102 +0.5%
1934 0.1017 -0.3%
1935 0.102 +0.3%
1936 0.1015 -0.5%
1937 0.1015 +0.1%
1938 0.1034 +1.9%
1939 0.1037 +0.2%
1940 0.1036 -0.0%
1941 0.1043 +0.7%
1942 0.1055 +1.1%
1943 0.1058 +0.3%
1944 0.1067 +0.8%
1945 0.1099 +3.0%
1946 0.1079 -1.9%
1947 0.1056 -2.1%
1948 0.1058 +0.2%
1949 0.1067 +0.8%
1950 0.1061 -0.6%
1951 0.104 -2.0%
1952 0.1031 -0.9%
1953 0.102 -1.0%
1954 0.1009 -1.2%
1955 0.0977 -3.1%
1956 0.0962 -1.5%
1957 0.0948 -1.4%
1958 0.0943 -0.5%
1959 0.0918 -2.7%
1960 0.0907 -1.2%
1961 0.0884 -2.6%
1962 0.0902 +2.1%
1963 0.0843 -6.5%
1964 0.0869 +3.1%
1965 0.0915 +5.2%
1966 0.0897 -1.9%
1967 0.0905 +0.9%
1968 0.0916 +1.1%
1969 0.0897 -2.0%
1970 0.091 +1.5%
1971 0.0917 +0.7%
1972 0.0867 -5.4%
1973 0.0833 -3.9%
1974 0.0809 -2.9%
1975 0.0845 +4.4%
1976 0.0859 +1.7%
1977 0.0881 +2.5%
1978 0.0878 -0.4%
1979 0.0901 +2.6%
1980 0.0966 +7.2%
1981 0.099 +2.5%
1982 0.1021 +3.1%
1983 0.1027 +0.6%
1984 0.1044 +1.6%
1985 0.112 +7.3%
1986 0.1127 +0.7%
1987 0.1151 +2.2%
1988 0.1151 -0.0%
1989 0.1166 +1.3%
1990 0.1295 +11.1%
1991 0.1345 +3.9%
1992 0.1377 +2.3%
1993 0.1408 +2.3%
1994 0.1431 +1.6%
1995 0.1462 +2.2%
1996 0.1508 +3.2%
1997 0.1564 +3.7%
1998 0.1595 +2.0%
1999 0.1511 -5.3%
2000 0.1575 +4.3%
2001 0.1649 +4.6%
2002 0.171 +3.7%
2003 0.1973 +15.4%
2004 0.1995 +1.1%
2005 0.2018 +1.1%
2006 0.1988 -1.5%
2007 0.2021 +1.7%
2008 0.2074 +2.6%
2009 0.2158 +4.0%
2010 0.2207 +2.3%
2011 0.2182 -1.1%
2012 0.2177 -0.3%
2013 0.2245 +3.1%
2014 0.2267 +1.0%
2015 0.2285 +0.8%
2016 0.237 +3.7%
2017 0.2361 -0.4%
2018 0.235 -0.5%
2019 0.2405 +2.4%
2020 0.2135 -11.3%
2021 0.2471 +15.8%
2022 0.2407 -2.6%
2023 0.2435 +1.2%
2024 0.2467 +1.3%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 0.2467 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.196, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 0.2467 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1062 0.1042 0.1081 10
1860s 0.1019 0.1002 0.1036 10
1870s 0.0972 0.0948 0.1 10
1880s 0.0908 0.088 0.0938 10
1890s 0.0844 0.0812 0.0869 10
1900s 0.0797 0.0774 0.0827 10
1910s 0.0828 0.0773 0.0888 10
1920s 0.093 0.0881 0.0963 10
1930s 0.1013 0.0966 0.1037 10
1940s 0.1062 0.1036 0.1099 10
1950s 0.0991 0.0918 0.1061 10
1960s 0.0893 0.0843 0.0916 10
1970s 0.087 0.0809 0.0917 10
1980s 0.1076 0.0966 0.1166 10
1990s 0.1449 0.1295 0.1595 10
2000s 0.1916 0.1575 0.2158 10
2010s 0.2285 0.2177 0.2405 10
2020s 0.2383 0.2135 0.2471 5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 63 Uruguay 0.2722 compare
  2. 64 Madagascar 0.2678 compare
  3. 65 Cambodia 0.2611 compare
  4. 67 Turkmenistan 0.2449 compare
  5. 68 Bahrain 0.2406 compare
  6. 69 Guinea 0.2343 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Burkina Faso?
Share global methane emissions in Burkina Faso was 0.2467 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.2471 in 2021.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0773 in 1910.
How does Burkina Faso rank for share global methane emissions?
Burkina Faso ranks 66th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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