Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation was 12.05 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Burkina Faso, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Burkina Faso is 12.05 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Burkina Faso peaked at 12.05 Mt CO2e in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.64 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 40th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.64 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 9.71 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.77 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.83 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.89 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 9.95 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.01 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.07 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 10.13 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.38 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.84 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 11.15 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.94 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.67 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 11.44 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 12.05 Mt CO2e | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 12.05 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.05 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.05 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.05 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.05 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.05 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.05 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.05 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.94 Mt CO2e | 9.64 Mt CO2e | 10.38 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.63 Mt CO2e | 10.84 Mt CO2e | 12.05 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.05 Mt CO2e | 12.05 Mt CO2e | 12.05 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Burkina Faso?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in Burkina Faso was 12.05 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 12.05 Mt CO2e in 2015.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.64 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- Burkina Faso ranks 40th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".