Reference Data in Burkina Faso

2,409 indicators covering reference data for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of people living in the capital city 5.13 million people 2100 up 0.5% 42nd
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2022 82nd
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons 1.04 ratio 2022 down 30.9% 9th
Annual new cases of neonatal tetanus per million people 0.21 cases per million 2024 up 31.2% 41st
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken 421,867 2019 up 423.0% 5th
Industry jobs as a share of total employment 16.7% 2025 up 14.9% 124th
Prevalence rate of hypertension in adults aged 30-79 30.5 2019 down 7.6% 160th
Nitrogen use efficiency 95.9% 2014 up 15.2% 30th
Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese 13.7% 2014 down 9.3% 29th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre 2023 up 400.0% 84th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre 9.21 hectares per square kilometre 2023 up 19.5% 7th
Share of children who are overweight or obese 2.8% 2024 up 180.0% 138th
Commercial bank branches 2.69 per 100,000 adults 2024 up 0.5% 168th
Years a country was a European overseas colony, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2022 1st
Share of government spending going to interest payments 11.9% 2023 up 181.2% 43rd
Reported versus estimated cases of polio 3 cases 2023 16th
Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region 3.33 cases 2023 18th
Reported cases of paralytic polio by world region 3 cases 2023 16th
Reported paralytic polio cases per million 0.129 cases per million 2023 17th
Reported cases of paralytic polio 3 cases 2023 16th
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted 656,600 2024 down 30.1% 39th
IPAC Dashboard indicators — Geothermal 0 Index 2024 37th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - LULUCF 24,101 2019 up 46.5% 25th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Land Use change 6,505 2019 down 11.1% 47th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - AFOLU 24,101 2019 up 46.5% 25th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - LULUCF 24,101 2019 up 46.5% 26th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Land Use change 6,505 2019 down 11.1% 47th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square 0.1775 units per square kilometre 2019 up 33.7% 30th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita 0.0023 units per person 2019 up 0.2% 40th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Savanna fires 1.48 2019 down 46.2% 35th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - LULUCF 0 2019 down 100.0% 116th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Land Use change 0 2019 down 100.0% 70th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Fires in humid tropical forests 0 2019 down 100.0% 70th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Forest fires 0 2019 down 100.0% 116th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Savanna fires 392.58 2019 down 46.2% 35th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - LULUCF 0 2019 down 100.0% 116th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Land Use change 0 2019 down 100.0% 70th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Fires in humid 0 2019 down 100.0% 70th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Forest fires 0 2019 down 100.0% 116th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Fires in organic soils 0 2019 6th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires 16.23 2019 down 46.2% 35th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - LULUCF 0 2019 down 100.0% 116th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Land Use change 0 2019 down 100.0% 70th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Fires in humid tropical forests 0 2019 down 100.0% 70th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Fires in organic soils 0 2019 6th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Forest fires 0 2019 down 100.0% 116th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Savanna fires 454.31 2019 down 46.2% 35th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - LULUCF 0 2019 down 100.0% 116th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Land Use change 0 2019 down 100.0% 70th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Fires in humid 0 2019 down 100.0% 70th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Fires in organic 0 2019 6th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires 0 2019 down 100.0% 116th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Savanna fires 846.88 2019 down 46.2% 35th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Fires in humid tropical 0 2019 down 100.0% 70th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Fires in organic soils 0 2019 6th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Forest fires 0 2019 down 100.0% 116th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per 0.0586 units per square kilometre 2019 up 24.7% 50th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - AFOLU, per capita 0.0008 units per person 2019 down 6.6% 44th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 2019 up 24.7% 50th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - AFOLU, per capita 0 units per person 2019 down 6.6% 44th