Greenhouse gases per capita — all countries

Greenhouse gases per capita — Burkina Faso

Greenhouse gases per capita in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 2.53 t/person. Ranked 44 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 319.4%.

2024 2.53 t/person −0.43% vs 2023
World rank 44of 199
Period maximum 3.59 t/person2006
Period minimum 0.6 t/person1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — Burkina Faso, 1850–202401234185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 0.6 t/person1853: 0.73 t/person1856: 0.78 t/person1859: 0.8 t/person1862: 0.81 t/person1865: 0.81 t/person1868: 0.81 t/person1871: 0.87 t/person1874: 0.92 t/person1877: 0.94 t/person1880: 0.96 t/person1883: 0.97 t/person1886: 0.97 t/person1889: 0.96 t/person1892: 1.02 t/person1895: 1.02 t/person1898: 1.02 t/person1901: 1.29 t/person1904: 1.38 t/person1907: 1.44 t/person1910: 1.47 t/person1913: 1.55 t/person1916: 1.61 t/person1919: 1.7 t/person1922: 1.95 t/person1925: 2.08 t/person1928: 2.18 t/person1931: 2.31 t/person1934: 2.36 t/person1937: 2.39 t/person1940: 2.54 t/person1943: 2.8 t/person1946: 3 t/person1949: 3.08 t/person1952: 2.87 t/person1955: 2.84 t/person1958: 2.83 t/person1961: 2.33 t/person1964: 2.12 t/person1967: 2.11 t/person1970: 2.09 t/person1973: 1.93 t/person1976: 1.99 t/person1979: 2.07 t/person1982: 2.15 t/person1985: 3.26 t/person1988: 3.38 t/person1991: 3.58 t/person1994: 3.53 t/person1997: 3.34 t/person2000: 2.99 t/person2003: 3.11 t/person2006: 3.59 t/person2009: 3.03 t/person2012: 3.05 t/person2015: 2.78 t/person2018: 2.75 t/person2021: 2.62 t/person2024: 2.53 t/person
Change over the period: +1.92 (+319.44%) Average annual rate: 0.83 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso 2.53 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 3.04 t/person
Western Africa computed 2.18 t/person
Low-income countries computed 2.68 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 2.53 −0.01 −0.43%
2023 2.54 −0.04 −1.48%
2022 2.57 −0.05 −1.79%
2021 2.62 +0.2 +8.17%
2020 2.42 −0.26 −9.62%
2019 2.68 −0.07 −2.65%
2018 2.75 −0.11 −3.84%
2017 2.86 +0.1 +3.69%
2016 2.76 −0.02 −0.65%
2015 2.78 −0.11 −3.91%
2014 2.89 −0.04 −1.3%
2013 2.93 −0.12 −3.78%
2012 3.05 +0.02 +0.66%
2011 3.03 −0.15 −4.57%
2010 3.17 +0.14 +4.58%
2009 3.03 −0.12 −3.65%
2008 3.15 −0.07 −2.18%
2007 3.22 −0.38 −10.49%
2006 3.59 +0.49 +15.82%
2005 3.1 +0.06 +1.94%
2004 3.04 −0.07 −2.19%
2003 3.11 +0.23 +7.94%
2002 2.88 −0.04 −1.5%
2001 2.93 −0.06 −2.01%
2000 2.99 −0.13 −4.05%
1999 3.11 −0.15 −4.57%
1998 3.26 −0.08 −2.31%
1997 3.34 −0.1 −2.94%
1996 3.44 −0.07 −1.99%
1995 3.51 −0.02 −0.48%
1994 3.53 +0 +0.11%
1993 3.52 −0.05 −1.4%
1992 3.57 −0.01 −0.2%
1991 3.58 +0.04 +0.99%
1990 3.55 +0.06 +1.75%
1989 3.48 +0.11 +3.14%
1988 3.38 +0 +0%
1987 3.38 +0.05 +1.47%
1986 3.33 +0.07 +1.99%
1985 3.26 +0.27 +8.87%
1984 3 +0.28 +10.38%
1983 2.72 +0.57 +26.62%
1982 2.15 −0.03 −1.33%
1981 2.17 −0.04 −1.58%
1980 2.21 +0.14 +6.97%
1979 2.07 +0.06 +3.15%
1978 2 −0.01 −0.35%
1977 2.01 +0.02 +1.06%
1976 1.99 −0.01 −0.55%
1975 2 +0.06 +2.94%
1974 1.94 +0.01 +0.52%
1973 1.93 −0.06 −3.16%
1972 2 −0.06 −2.83%
1971 2.05 −0.04 −1.82%
1970 2.09 +0.03 +1.36%
1969 2.06 −0.04 −1.9%
1968 2.1 −0.01 −0.28%
1967 2.11 +0.01 +0.57%
1966 2.1 −0.04 −1.83%
1965 2.14 +0.02 +0.99%
1964 2.12 −0.02 −1.03%
1963 2.14 −0.07 −3.35%
1962 2.21 −0.12 −5.11%
1961 2.33 −0.17 −6.87%
1960 2.5 −0.3 −10.74%
1959 2.8 −0.03 −0.92%
1958 2.83 +0.01 +0.35%
1957 2.82 −0.01 −0.28%
1956 2.83 −0.02 −0.56%
1955 2.84 +0 +0.07%
1954 2.84 −0.01 −0.25%
1953 2.85 −0.03 −0.87%
1952 2.87 −0.04 −1.44%
1951 2.92 −0.08 −2.61%
1950 2.99 −0.09 −2.86%
1949 3.08 +0.02 +0.52%
1948 3.07 +0.03 +0.96%
1947 3.04 +0.03 +1.07%
1946 3 +0.05 +1.76%
1945 2.95 +0.08 +2.93%
1944 2.87 +0.07 +2.32%
1943 2.8 +0.08 +3.05%
1942 2.72 +0.09 +3.23%
1941 2.64 +0.1 +3.94%
1940 2.54 +0.14 +5.85%
1939 2.4 +0 +0.17%
1938 2.39 +0 +0.21%
1937 2.39 −0 −0.13%
1936 2.39 +0.01 +0.38%
1935 2.38 +0.02 +0.89%
1934 2.36 +0.01 +0.25%
1933 2.35 +0.02 +0.99%
1932 2.33 +0.02 +1.08%
1931 2.31 +0.04 +1.77%
1930 2.27 +0.06 +2.81%
1929 2.2 +0.02 +0.92%
1928 2.18 +0.02 +1.06%
1927 2.16 +0.04 +1.69%
1926 2.12 +0.04 +2.02%
1925 2.08 +0.04 +2.01%
1924 2.04 +0.05 +2.31%
1923 2 +0.05 +2.47%
1922 1.95 +0.07 +3.84%
1921 1.88 +0.08 +4.46%
1920 1.8 +0.1 +5.9%
1919 1.7 +0.02 +1.25%
1918 1.67 +0.03 +1.95%
1917 1.64 +0.03 +1.8%
1916 1.61 +0.03 +1.9%
1915 1.58 +0.01 +0.44%
1914 1.58 +0.03 +1.94%
1913 1.55 +0.03 +1.98%
1912 1.52 +0.02 +1.47%
1911 1.49 +0.02 +1.49%
1910 1.47 +0 +0.34%
1909 1.47 +0.02 +1.17%
1908 1.45 +0.01 +0.69%
1907 1.44 +0.02 +1.41%
1906 1.42 +0.02 +1.36%
1905 1.4 +0.02 +1.23%
1904 1.38 +0.02 +1.24%
1903 1.37 +0.02 +1.56%
1902 1.35 +0.05 +4.18%
1901 1.29 +0.13 +10.81%
1900 1.17 +0.14 +14.09%
1899 1.02 −0 −0.1%
1898 1.02 +0 +0%
1897 1.02 +0 +0.2%
1896 1.02 +0 +0.2%
1895 1.02 +0 +0%
1894 1.02 +0 +0.1%
1893 1.02 +0 +0.2%
1892 1.02 +0.01 +0.89%
1891 1.01 +0.01 +1.51%
1890 0.99 +0.03 +3.23%
1889 0.96 −0 −0.21%
1888 0.96 −0 −0.1%
1887 0.96 −0 −0.21%
1886 0.97 −0 −0.1%
1885 0.97 −0 −0.1%
1884 0.97 +0 +0%
1883 0.97 +0 +0.1%
1882 0.97 +0 +0.21%
1881 0.97 +0 +0.42%
1880 0.96 +0.01 +0.73%
1879 0.95 +0 +0.42%
1878 0.95 +0.01 +0.64%
1877 0.94 +0.01 +0.75%
1876 0.94 +0.01 +0.97%
1875 0.93 +0.01 +1.09%
1874 0.92 +0.01 +1.32%
1873 0.91 +0.01 +1.46%
1872 0.89 +0.02 +2.29%
1871 0.87 +0.03 +3.31%
1870 0.85 +0.03 +3.81%
1869 0.81 +0 +0.12%
1868 0.81 +0 +0%
1867 0.81 +0 +0%
1866 0.81 +0 +0.12%
1865 0.81 +0 +0%
1864 0.81 +0 +0.37%
1863 0.81 +0 +0.25%
1862 0.81 +0 +0.25%
1861 0.81 +0 +0.12%
1860 0.8 +0 +0%
1859 0.8 +0.01 +0.88%
1858 0.8 +0.01 +1.27%
1857 0.79 +0.01 +1.42%
1856 0.78 +0.01 +1.84%
1855 0.76 +0.02 +2.42%
1854 0.74 +0.02 +2.62%
1853 0.73 +0.03 +3.57%
1852 0.7 +0.04 +6.06%
1851 0.66 +0.06 +9.63%
1850 0.6

About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.