What is emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso?

Emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso was 66,536 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Burkina Faso?

The highest recorded value was 66,536 tonnes in 2022.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Burkina Faso?

The lowest recorded value was 364 tonnes in 1750.

How does Burkina Faso rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Burkina Faso ranks 112th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Burkina Faso?

Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Burkina Faso: Emissions of air pollutants was 66,536 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

66,536 tonnes

Change on year

up 7.0%

World rank

112th

of 220 countries

All-time high

66,536 tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

364 tonnes

in 1750

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 66,536 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso peaked at 66,536 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 364 tonnes, in 1750.

Burkina Faso ranks 112th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	364.52 tonnes	364 tonnes	365.04 tonnes	10
1760s	365.68 tonnes	365.16 tonnes	366.19 tonnes	10
1770s	366.83 tonnes	366.31 tonnes	367.34 tonnes	10
1780s	367.97 tonnes	367.46 tonnes	368.49 tonnes	10
1790s	369.12 tonnes	368.61 tonnes	369.63 tonnes	10
1800s	374.47 tonnes	369.75 tonnes	379.2 tonnes	10
1810s	385.88 tonnes	380.25 tonnes	391.53 tonnes	10
1820s	398.5 tonnes	392.79 tonnes	404.22 tonnes	10
1830s	411.29 tonnes	405.5 tonnes	417.09 tonnes	10
1840s	424.25 tonnes	418.38 tonnes	430.13 tonnes	10
1850s	442.12 tonnes	431.44 tonnes	452.94 tonnes	10
1860s	474.97 tonnes	455.4 tonnes	494.81 tonnes	10
1870s	520.18 tonnes	499.3 tonnes	541.15 tonnes	10
1880s	567.76 tonnes	545.89 tonnes	590.17 tonnes	10
1890s	619.15 tonnes	595.35 tonnes	643.29 tonnes	10
1900s	754.5 tonnes	646.91 tonnes	842.02 tonnes	10
1910s	1,036 tonnes	865.26 tonnes	1,177 tonnes	10
1920s	1,459 tonnes	1,214 tonnes	1,704 tonnes	10
1930s	1,978 tonnes	1,729 tonnes	2,271 tonnes	10
1940s	2,700 tonnes	2,344 tonnes	3,090 tonnes	10
1950s	5,288 tonnes	4,266 tonnes	6,360 tonnes	10
1960s	6,063 tonnes	4,931 tonnes	7,161 tonnes	10
1970s	9,458 tonnes	7,661 tonnes	12,170 tonnes	10
1980s	14,894 tonnes	12,513 tonnes	18,439 tonnes	10
1990s	19,935 tonnes	16,678 tonnes	23,680 tonnes	10
2000s	29,179 tonnes	22,767 tonnes	37,116 tonnes	10
2010s	50,891 tonnes	38,110 tonnes	60,906 tonnes	10
2020s	63,483 tonnes	61,736 tonnes	66,536 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

109 Zimbabwe 74,017 tonnes compare
110 Kyrgyzstan 70,959 tonnes compare
111 Cameroon 68,676 tonnes compare
113 Switzerland 64,647 tonnes compare
114 Mali 62,918 tonnes compare
115 El Salvador 62,839 tonnes compare

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More environment data for Burkina Faso

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.48 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 14.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0197 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.61 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Burkina Faso →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso?: Emissions of air pollutants in Burkina Faso was 66,536 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Burkina Faso?: The highest recorded value was 66,536 tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Burkina Faso?: The lowest recorded value was 364 tonnes in 1750.
How does Burkina Faso rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Burkina Faso ranks 112th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Burkina Faso?: Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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