What is carbon intensity of gdp in Burkina Faso?

Carbon intensity of gdp in Burkina Faso was 0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.

What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?

The highest recorded value was 0.3926 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2021.

What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1076 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1990.

How does Burkina Faso rank for carbon intensity of gdp?

Burkina Faso ranks 76th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?

The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Burkina Faso

Name: Carbon intensity of GDP in Burkina Faso
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Burkina Faso: Carbon intensity of GDP was 0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

76th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.3926 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 2021

All-time low

0.1076 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP

in 1990

Years of data

1970–2024

Carbon intensity of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for carbon intensity of gdp in Burkina Faso is 0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon intensity of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.3926 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1076 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, in 1990.

Burkina Faso ranks 76th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Carbon intensity of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) in Burkina Faso, 1970 to 2024.
Year	kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1458 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1439 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1972	0.1401 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1973	0.1441 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1974	0.1432 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1975	0.1444 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1976	0.1379 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1977	0.142 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1978	0.1381 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1979	0.153 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+10.8%
1980	0.1492 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1981	0.1373 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1982	0.1169 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1983	0.1272 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1984	0.1254 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1985	0.1118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1986	0.1261 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+12.8%
1987	0.1794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+42.3%
1988	0.1664 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1989	0.135 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1990	0.1076 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-20.3%
1991	0.1394 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+29.6%
1992	0.1188 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1993	0.1203 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1994	0.1294 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1995	0.1258 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1996	0.1254 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1997	0.1872 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+49.3%
1998	0.1654 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1999	0.1612 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2000	0.1708 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2001	0.1874 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+9.7%
2002	0.1905 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2003	0.1969 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+3.3%
2004	0.167 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-15.2%
2005	0.1637 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2006	0.1556 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2007	0.2124 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+36.5%
2008	0.2335 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2009	0.2198 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2010	0.2159 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2011	0.2288 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2012	0.2502 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2013	0.2786 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+11.3%
2014	0.2419 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-13.2%
2015	0.3327 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+37.5%
2016	0.3136 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2017	0.341 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2018	0.3813 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+11.8%
2019	0.3792 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2020	0.3718 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2021	0.3926 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2022	0.3894 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2023	0.3649 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2024	0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	-1.4%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

Burkina Faso's 0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.235 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Burkina Faso's 0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2967 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1433 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1379 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.153 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1375 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1794 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.138 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1076 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1872 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1898 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.1556 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2335 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2963 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.2159 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3813 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3757 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	0.3926 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

73 Benin 0.3679 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
74 Comoros 0.3672 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
75 Nicaragua 0.3623 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
77 Mexico 0.3537 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
78 Lebanon 0.3516 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare
79 Türkiye 0.3494 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP compare

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More environment data for Burkina Faso

Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.0957 % change on previous year (2024)
Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0004 1000 ha per person (2024)
Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon intensity of gdp in Burkina Faso?: Carbon intensity of gdp in Burkina Faso was 0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 0.3926 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest carbon intensity of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1076 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in 1990.
How does Burkina Faso rank for carbon intensity of gdp?: Burkina Faso ranks 76th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is carbon intensity of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.