Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 4.7 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4.7 %
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
104th
of 208 countries
All-time high
4.7 %
in 2023
All-time low
2.08 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023

0123451990200620231990: 2.1 %1991: 2.1 %1992: 2.1 %1993: 2.1 %1994: 2.2 %1995: 2.2 %1996: 2.1 %1997: 2.2 %1998: 2.2 %1999: 2.2 %2000: 2.2 %2001: 2.9 %2002: 2.9 %2003: 2.8 %2004: 2.8 %2005: 2.9 %2006: 3 %2007: 3.1 %2008: 3.2 %2009: 3.2 %2010: 3.3 %2011: 3.6 %2012: 3.7 %2013: 3.7 %2014: 3.8 %2015: 3.9 %2016: 3.9 %2017: 4 %2018: 4.1 %2019: 4.2 %2020: 4.6 %2021: 4.5 %2022: 4.7 %2023: 4.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 4.7 % for waste — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.7 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.08 %, in 1990.

Burkina Faso ranks 104th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.16 % 2.08 % 2.25 % 10
2000s 2.91 % 2.23 % 3.25 % 10
2010s 3.82 % 3.3 % 4.18 % 10
2020s 4.62 % 4.52 % 4.7 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Burkina Faso?
Waste — emissions share (co2eq) in Burkina Faso was 4.7 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 4.7 % in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 2.08 % in 1990.
How does Burkina Faso rank for waste — emissions share (co2eq)?
Burkina Faso ranks 104th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.