Share plastic waste exports in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share plastic waste exports was 0.066 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share plastic waste exports in Burkina Faso, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share plastic waste exports in Burkina Faso stood at 0.066. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 78.2% on the previous year and up 9,457.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share plastic waste exports in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.066 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0003, in 2001.
That places Burkina Faso 73rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0004 | 0.0003 | 0.0005 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0085 | 0.0003 | 0.0243 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0392 | 0.0262 | 0.066 | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share plastic waste exports in Burkina Faso?
- Share plastic waste exports in Burkina Faso was 0.066 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share plastic waste exports recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.066 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share plastic waste exports recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share plastic waste exports?
- Burkina Faso ranks 73rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share plastic waste exports rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9,457.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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