Climate Change in Burkina Faso

1,172 indicators covering climate change for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population, total, per square kilometre 84.16 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.1% 117th
Rice — Production 504,254 t 2023 up 65.1% 38th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0 kt per person 2023 down 1.3% 96th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 28.4% 101st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0 kt per person 2023 down 1.4% 96th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 28.3% 100th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) 0 kt per person 2023 down 1.4% 96th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 28.3% 101st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 0 kt per person 2023 down 1.4% 96th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 28.3% 102nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 0.2825 kg per person 2023 down 1.4% 96th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 23.77 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 28.3% 102nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 0.8474 kg per person 2023 down 1.4% 96th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 71.31 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 28.3% 102nd
All Crops — Crops total (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 9.1% 93rd
All Crops — Crops total (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 18.3% 87th
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP 2,625 international-$ in 2021 prices 2025 up 24.9% 185th
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP 63.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2025 up 60.1% 116th
Sorghum — Crop residues 52.87 million kg 2050 8th
Sorghum — Crop residues 1.02 kt 2050 8th
Sorghum — Crop residues 0.8308 kt 2050 8th
Sorghum — Crop residues 0.1869 kt 2050 8th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.1% 18th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.2% 18th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.2% 18th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Emissions N2O) 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.2% 18th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.82 kg per person 2023 down 1.4% 96th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 237.71 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 28.3% 102nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.2% 18th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.2% 18th
All Crops — Crops total (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 20.9% 15th
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq), per capita 0.0001 kt per person 2023 up 6.8% 61st
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq), per square kilometre 0.0085 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 39.0% 58th
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 9.1% 93rd
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 18.3% 87th
Emissions from crops — Emissions, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 9.1% 93rd
Emissions from crops — Emissions, per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 18.3% 87th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 1.4% 96th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq), per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 28.3% 102nd
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 1.4% 96th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per square 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 28.3% 102nd
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 1.4% 96th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions, per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 28.3% 102nd
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions, per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 1.4% 96th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions, per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 28.3% 101st
Forestland — Area 3,237 1000 ha 2025 down 27.0% 84th
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 1,472 kt 2025 up 56.5% 10th
Net Forest conversion — Area 119.85 1000 ha 2025 down 0.0% 19th
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 17,147 kt 2025 down 1.7% 24th
Carbon stock change in forests — Area 3,357 1000 ha 2025 down 26.3% 83rd
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 18,619 kt 2025 up 1.2% 23rd
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 124.3 million t 2025 down 28.9% 121st
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 7.1% 16th
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 20.9% 15th
Emissions from crops — Emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 20.9% 15th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.2% 18th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.2% 18th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.2% 18th
Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions, per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.2% 18th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.2% 18th