Waste — Emissions Share in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Waste — Emissions Share was 3.62 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.62 %
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
142nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
3.82 %
in 2020
All-time low
2.14 %
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023

012341990200620231990: 2.2 %1991: 2.3 %1992: 2.4 %1993: 2.4 %1994: 2.4 %1995: 2.4 %1996: 2.2 %1997: 2.2 %1998: 2.2 %1999: 2.2 %2000: 2.1 %2001: 2.5 %2002: 2.5 %2003: 2.2 %2004: 2.3 %2005: 2.2 %2006: 2.4 %2007: 2.5 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.6 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 2.7 %2012: 2.8 %2013: 2.8 %2014: 2.8 %2015: 2.9 %2016: 2.8 %2017: 2.9 %2018: 3.1 %2019: 3.2 %2020: 3.8 %2021: 3.6 %2022: 3.7 %2023: 3.6 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Burkina Faso is 3.62 %, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.82 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.14 %, in 2000.

That places Burkina Faso 142nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 2.28 % 2.18 % 2.38 % 10
2000s 2.4 % 2.14 % 2.63 % 10
2010s 2.85 % 2.61 % 3.18 % 10
2020s 3.68 % 3.61 % 3.82 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Burkina Faso?
Waste — emissions share in Burkina Faso was 3.62 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 3.82 % in 2020.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 2.14 % in 2000.
How does Burkina Faso rank for waste — emissions share?
Burkina Faso ranks 142nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (N2O)
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.