Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
117th
of 198 countries
All-time high
13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
All-time low
341,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Burkina Faso, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Burkina Faso peaked at 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024 and was at its lowest, 341,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Burkina Faso ranks 117th of 198 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 349,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 341,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 356,965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 367,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 358,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 377,303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 391,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 379,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 404,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 417,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 406,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 429,128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 446,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 432,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 460,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 509,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 461,361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 530,413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 605,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 538,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 645,629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 745,497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 658,011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 824,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 928,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 831,156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 114 Slovenia 14.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 115 Brunei 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 116 Tajikistan 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 118 Uruguay 13.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 119 Madagascar 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 120 Costa Rica 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2763 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 95.79 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2763 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2763 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Burkina Faso?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Burkina Faso was 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 341,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Burkina Faso ranks 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.