Climate Change in Burkina Faso

1,192 indicators covering climate change for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 27.7% 44th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.8695 kg per person 2023 down 1.8% 35th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 73.18 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 27.7% 44th
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 19,009 tonnes 2026 down 59.8% 61st
Raw milk of goats — Emissions intensity 4.19 kg CO2eq/kg 2023 up 9.5% 31st
Raw milk of goats — Emissions (CO2eq) 555.71 kt 2023 up 28.7% 17th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.5% 10th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.6% 10th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.6% 10th
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.6% 10th
Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0002 kt 2023 119th
Food Packaging — Emissions 0 kt 2023 118th
Food Packaging — Emissions 2.5 kt 2023 130th
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0056 kt 2023 123rd
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0109 kt 2023 121st
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture 162 TJ 2023 up 227.6% 105th
Electricity — Emissions 20.49 kt 2023 up 227.6% 99th
Electricity — Emissions 0.054 kt 2023 up 227.3% 105th
Electricity — Emissions 0.0002 kt 2023 up 100.0% 107th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.818 billion cubic meters 2022 unchanged 122nd
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 6.5% 2022 unchanged 97th
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population 60.5 2022 up 11.4% 205th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 42.7% 101st
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 24.2% 42nd
Potatoes — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 85.7% 94th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 34.5% 104th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 17.0% 42nd
Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 75.0% 97th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 34.0% 104th
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 up 16.6% 43rd
Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 74.4% 97th
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.0154 kg per person 2023 up 34.6% 103rd
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 up 17.2% 43rd
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 1.3 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 75.2% 97th
Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions 5.3% 2025 up 35.0% 46th
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions 2.2% 2025 down 25.4% 38th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 0.5677 °C 2025 up 191.7% 113th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL 1 2024 unchanged 78th
People affected by disaster, Number 7,684 2024 down 99.8% 106th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 11.2% 119th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 3.2% 95th
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 44.7% 115th
Food Packaging — Emissions 2.5 kt 2023 110th
Food Packaging — Emissions 0.0002 kt 2023 103rd
Food Packaging — Emissions 0 kt 2023 102nd
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.52 kt 2023 112th
Forest fires — Emissions 0 kt 2023 111th
Annual CO₂ emissions 6.51 million tonnes 2024 up 126.9% 128th
Annual CO₂ emissions by world region 6.51 million tonnes 2024 up 126.9% 128th
Territorial and consumption-based CO₂ emissions 6.51 million tonnes 2024 up 126.9% 128th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 6.51 million tonnes 2024 up 126.9% 128th
Greenhouse gas emissions 59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 12.8% 85th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 53.5% 117th
Methane emissions 22.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 19.9% 68th
Nitrous oxide emissions 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2024 up 15.6% 55th
CO₂ emissions by fuel or industry 5.31 million tonnes 2024 up 95.7% 113th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 12.7% 156th
Per capita methane emissions 0.9658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2024 down 7.2% 98th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 0.2253 tonnes per person 2024 up 51.5% 189th
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil 5.31 million tonnes 2024 up 95.7% 113th