Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.5677 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5677 °C
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
113th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.7368 °C
in 2021
All-time low
-2.11 °C
in 1957
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Burkina Faso, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.5677 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 191.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.7368 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.11 °C, in 1957.
Burkina Faso ranks 113th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.5131 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.0673 °C | -86.9% |
| 1942 | -0.9432 °C | +1301.8% |
| 1943 | -1.86 °C | +97.4% |
| 1944 | -1.39 °C | -25.6% |
| 1945 | -1.91 °C | +38.2% |
| 1946 | -1.22 °C | -36.2% |
| 1947 | -1.77 °C | +44.8% |
| 1948 | -1.84 °C | +4.2% |
| 1949 | -0.5878 °C | -68.1% |
| 1950 | -1.82 °C | +210.4% |
| 1951 | -1.55 °C | -15.2% |
| 1952 | -1.55 °C | +0.3% |
| 1953 | -0.9977 °C | -35.7% |
| 1954 | -1.45 °C | +45.4% |
| 1955 | -1.62 °C | +11.8% |
| 1956 | -1.54 °C | -4.8% |
| 1957 | -2.11 °C | +36.4% |
| 1958 | -0.7457 °C | -64.6% |
| 1959 | -1.08 °C | +45.0% |
| 1960 | -1.18 °C | +9.0% |
| 1961 | -1.38 °C | +17.0% |
| 1962 | -1.27 °C | -8.1% |
| 1963 | -0.869 °C | -31.5% |
| 1964 | -1.11 °C | +27.6% |
| 1965 | -1.35 °C | +21.5% |
| 1966 | -0.8043 °C | -40.3% |
| 1967 | -1.13 °C | +40.5% |
| 1968 | -1.06 °C | -6.3% |
| 1969 | -0.5208 °C | -50.8% |
| 1970 | -0.4182 °C | -19.7% |
| 1971 | -0.7251 °C | +73.4% |
| 1972 | -0.4682 °C | -35.4% |
| 1973 | -0.0935 °C | -80.0% |
| 1974 | -1.04 °C | +1012.3% |
| 1975 | -1.2 °C | +15.0% |
| 1976 | -1.42 °C | +18.4% |
| 1977 | -0.8048 °C | -43.2% |
| 1978 | -0.6209 °C | -22.9% |
| 1979 | -0.7371 °C | +18.7% |
| 1980 | -0.0587 °C | -92.0% |
| 1981 | -0.4266 °C | +626.5% |
| 1982 | -0.7111 °C | +66.7% |
| 1983 | -0.005 °C | -99.3% |
| 1984 | -0.1645 °C | +3176.6% |
| 1985 | -0.4227 °C | +156.9% |
| 1986 | -0.5061 °C | +19.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3652 °C | -172.2% |
| 1988 | -0.2975 °C | -181.5% |
| 1989 | -0.7059 °C | +137.2% |
| 1990 | -0.1158 °C | -83.6% |
| 1991 | -0.4617 °C | +298.7% |
| 1992 | -0.7299 °C | +58.1% |
| 1993 | -0.069 °C | -90.5% |
| 1994 | -0.69 °C | +900.0% |
| 1995 | -0.5351 °C | -22.5% |
| 1996 | -0.1661 °C | -69.0% |
| 1997 | -0.4056 °C | +144.2% |
| 1998 | -0.0409 °C | -89.9% |
| 1999 | -0.5523 °C | +1250.8% |
| 2000 | -0.3627 °C | -34.3% |
| 2001 | -0.0834 °C | -77.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0765 °C | -191.7% |
| 2003 | -0.0497 °C | -164.9% |
| 2004 | 0.139 °C | -379.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3144 °C | +126.2% |
| 2006 | 0.074 °C | -76.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0476 °C | -35.7% |
| 2008 | -0.3263 °C | -785.5% |
| 2009 | 0.373 °C | -214.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5238 °C | +40.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4356 °C | -16.8% |
| 2012 | -0.0308 °C | -107.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2341 °C | -860.9% |
| 2014 | 0.308 °C | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1946 °C | -36.8% |
| 2016 | 0.461 °C | +136.8% |
| 2017 | 0.274 °C | -40.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3177 °C | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3889 °C | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3414 °C | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7368 °C | +115.8% |
| 2022 | -0.0548 °C | -107.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7158 °C | -1406.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6426 °C | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5677 °C | -11.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.5677 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.5677 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -3176.6% | -0.005 °C | -0.1645 °C |
| 2023 | +1406.9% | -0.0548 °C | 0.7158 °C |
| 1942 | -1301.8% | -0.0673 °C | -0.9432 °C |
| 1999 | -1250.8% | -0.0409 °C | -0.5523 °C |
| 1974 | -1012.3% | -0.0935 °C | -1.04 °C |
| 1994 | -900.0% | -0.069 °C | -0.69 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.21 °C | -1.91 °C | -0.0673 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.45 °C | -2.11 °C | -0.7457 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.07 °C | -1.38 °C | -0.5208 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7519 °C | -1.42 °C | -0.0935 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2933 °C | -0.7111 °C | 0.3652 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3766 °C | -0.7299 °C | -0.0409 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0202 °C | -0.3627 °C | 0.373 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3107 °C | -0.0308 °C | 0.5238 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4916 °C | -0.0548 °C | 0.7368 °C | 6 |
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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 temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Burkina Faso?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Burkina Faso was 0.5677 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7368 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.11 °C in 1957.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Burkina Faso ranks 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 191.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.