Environment in Burkina Faso

1,818 indicators covering environment for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen 44,540 t 2023 down 17.3% 75th
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 5.17 kg/ha 2023 down 31.2% 158th
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus 10,026 t 2023 down 21.4% 77th
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 1.16 kg/ha 2023 down 34.6% 158th
Manure applied — Cropland potassium 36,740 t 2023 down 8.3% 78th
Manure applied — Cropland potassium per unit area 4.27 kg/ha 2023 down 23.7% 162nd
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen 39,941 t 2023 up 24.3% 44th
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 4.64 kg/ha 2023 up 3.4% 124th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen 200,904 t 2023 up 17.8% 54th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 23.33 kg/ha 2023 down 2.0% 131st
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus 39,170 t 2023 up 14.2% 53rd
Crop harvest removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 4.55 kg/ha 2023 down 5.0% 131st
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium 83,618 t 2023 up 16.9% 58th
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area 9.71 kg/ha 2023 down 2.7% 157th
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen 76,306 t 2023 up 15.0% 44th
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 8.86 kg/ha 2023 down 4.3% 91st
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus 12,111 t 2023 up 3.2% 49th
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 1.41 kg/ha 2023 down 14.1% 94th
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium 134,680 t 2023 up 8.2% 54th
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area 15.64 kg/ha 2023 down 10.0% 105th
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen 89,232 t 2023 up 89.5% 34th
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 10.36 kg/ha 2023 up 57.7% 65th
Seed — Cropland nitrogen 5,134 t 2023 up 10.9% 54th
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 0.5962 kg/ha 2023 down 7.7% 119th
Seed — Cropland phosphorus 679.88 t 2023 down 10.9% 68th
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0.079 kg/ha 2023 down 25.8% 117th
Seed — Cropland potassium 1,235 t 2023 down 25.0% 73rd
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area 0.1434 kg/ha 2023 down 37.6% 129th
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen 15,412 t 2023 down 2.7% 82nd
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 1.79 kg/ha 2023 down 19.1% 163rd
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen 32,873 t 2023 up 4.8% 84th
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 3.82 kg/ha 2023 down 12.8% 162nd
Input — Cropland nitrogen 245,815 t 2023 up 30.5% 65th
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 28.55 kg/ha 2023 up 8.6% 158th
Input — Cropland phosphorus 26,626 t 2023 up 12.9% 73rd
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 3.09 kg/ha 2023 down 6.1% 157th
Input — Cropland potassium 70,416 t 2023 up 17.2% 77th
Input — Cropland potassium per unit area 8.18 kg/ha 2023 down 2.5% 155th
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen 200,904 t 2023 up 17.8% 54th
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 23.33 kg/ha 2023 down 2.0% 130th
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 39,170 t 2023 up 14.2% 53rd
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 4.55 kg/ha 2023 down 5.0% 130th
Outputs — Cropland potassium 83,618 t 2023 up 16.9% 58th
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area 9.71 kg/ha 2023 down 2.7% 156th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 44,911 t 2023 up 151.3% 90th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 5.22 kg/ha 2023 up 109.1% 153rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus -12,544 t 2023 down 17.1% 166th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area -1.46 kg/ha 2023 up 2.5% 153rd
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium -13,202 t 2023 down 15.5% 152nd
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area -1.53 kg/ha 2023 up 3.9% 120th
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 81.73 % 2023 down 9.7% 28th
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 147.11 % 2023 up 1.2% 25th
Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 118.75 % 2023 down 0.2% 60th
Arable land use per person 0.3434 hectares per person 2023 down 10.3% 27th
Forest area 3.24 million hectares 2025 down 27.0% 90th
Share of global forest area 0.1% 2025 down 26.3% 90th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -1.02 2023 up 8.3% 142nd
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 150.2% 58th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 126th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 130th