Share of global annual deforestation in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of global annual deforestation was 1.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual deforestation in Burkina Faso, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global annual deforestation in Burkina Faso is 1.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 14th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Burkina Faso?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Burkina Faso was 1.5% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.