Burkina Faso Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
34.917.746
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0,94%
increase
Global Share
0,07%
Per Capita
1,5
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Burkina Faso were 34.917.746 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0,94% over the previous year, representing an increase by 325.629 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 34.592.117 tons.
- Per capita: 1,5 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Burkina Faso accounts for 0,07% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.917.746 | 6.475.687 | 20.998.450 | 6.290.921 | 1.152.690 | 1,5 | 0,94% | 0,066% |
| 2023 | 34.592.117 | 6.263.667 | 20.964.886 | 6.285.752 | 1.077.812 | 1,52 | −3,22% | 0,066% |
| 2022 | 35.742.635 | 6.488.483 | 21.606.207 | 6.645.299 | 1.002.645 | 1,62 | 0,86% | 0,069% |
| 2021 | 35.436.888 | 6.437.147 | 21.439.107 | 6.632.576 | 928.058 | 1,65 | 17,36% | 0,069% |
| 2020 | 30.195.244 | 5.701.089 | 18.206.691 | 5.435.999 | 851.465 | 1,44 | −10,6% | 0,062% |
| 2019 | 33.774.748 | 5.699.259 | 20.721.192 | 6.577.153 | 777.145 | 1,66 | 3,6% | 0,066% |
| 2018 | 32.602.615 | 5.411.983 | 20.080.402 | 6.405.935 | 704.296 | 1,65 | 5,17% | 0,064% |
| 2017 | 30.999.999 | 4.540.819 | 19.595.680 | 6.241.816 | 621.685 | 1,62 | 3,77% | 0,063% |
| 2016 | 29.872.900 | 3.931.386 | 19.270.910 | 6.116.421 | 554.184 | 1,6 | 2,97% | 0,061% |
| 2015 | 29.009.977 | 3.936.117 | 18.654.845 | 5.933.266 | 485.749 | 1,6 | 6,29% | 0,060% |
| 2014 | 27.292.333 | 2.753.706 | 18.307.806 | 5.791.256 | 439.565 | 1,55 | 1,19% | 0,056% |
| 2013 | 26.970.503 | 3.040.519 | 17.840.190 | 5.686.528 | 403.266 | 1,58 | 3,91% | 0,056% |
| 2012 | 25.954.514 | 2.581.498 | 17.442.364 | 5.538.290 | 392.361 | 1,57 | 3,86% | 0,055% |
| 2011 | 24.990.541 | 2.217.077 | 16.953.823 | 5.434.859 | 384.782 | 1,55 | 2,74% | 0,053% |
| 2010 | 24.323.587 | 1.962.254 | 16.636.180 | 5.343.009 | 382.145 | 1,56 | 3,61% | 0,054% |
| 2009 | 23.475.468 | 1.842.084 | 16.046.441 | 5.202.537 | 384.406 | 1,55 | 2,2% | 0,054% |
| 2008 | 22.970.249 | 1.900.343 | 15.607.264 | 5.090.776 | 371.867 | 1,56 | 5,26% | 0,053% |
| 2007 | 21.823.115 | 1.634.369 | 14.883.675 | 4.947.480 | 357.591 | 1,53 | 4,15% | 0,050% |
| 2006 | 20.953.179 | 1.149.715 | 14.627.685 | 4.825.683 | 350.096 | 1,52 | 2,33% | 0,050% |
| 2005 | 20.476.723 | 1.138.330 | 14.256.052 | 4.750.535 | 331.807 | 1,53 | 3,37% | 0,050% |
| 2004 | 19.809.263 | 1.069.112 | 13.836.808 | 4.625.539 | 277.804 | 1,52 | 1,33% | 0,050% |
| 2003 | 19.548.610 | 1.206.218 | 13.570.948 | 4.538.490 | 232.953 | 1,54 | 20,37% | 0,051% |
| 2002 | 16.240.777 | 1.082.823 | 11.285.558 | 3.683.814 | 188.583 | 1,32 | 2,45% | 0,044% |
| 2001 | 15.852.936 | 1.020.305 | 11.081.830 | 3.601.031 | 149.769 | 1,33 | 11,79% | 0,044% |
| 2000 | 14.180.971 | 872.581 | 9.783.789 | 3.415.275 | 109.326 | 1,22 | 2,45% | 0,040% |
| 1999 | 13.841.971 | 808.072 | 9.590.154 | 3.383.515 | 60.230 | 1,23 | −4,25% | 0,040% |
| 1998 | 14.456.892 | 772.017 | 10.285.916 | 3.357.658 | 41.302 | 1,32 | 3% | 0,042% |
| 1997 | 14.036.167 | 814.238 | 10.065.975 | 3.125.606 | 30.348 | 1,32 | 3,64% | 0,041% |
| 1996 | 13.543.326 | 513.074 | 9.853.935 | 3.154.326 | 21.990 | 1,31 | 3,16% | 0,040% |
| 1995 | 13.128.336 | 463.662 | 9.595.051 | 3.055.606 | 14.018 | 1,3 | 3,32% | 0,039% |
| 1994 | 12.706.133 | 451.168 | 9.278.411 | 2.968.391 | 8.163 | 1,29 | 3,18% | 0,039% |
| 1993 | 12.314.434 | 414.022 | 9.042.718 | 2.854.225 | 3.469 | 1,29 | 2,43% | 0,038% |
| 1992 | 12.022.043 | 394.992 | 8.832.967 | 2.791.934 | 2.149 | 1,29 | 1,05% | 0,037% |
| 1991 | 11.897.665 | 462.473 | 8.635.030 | 2.798.803 | 1.359 | 1,31 | 5,23% | 0,037% |
| 1990 | 11.306.679 | 327.314 | 8.336.737 | 2.642.419 | 209 | 1,28 | 8,26% | 0,035% |
| 1989 | 10.443.710 | 413.116 | 7.418.151 | 2.612.442 | 0 | 1,22 | 2,36% | 0,033% |
| 1988 | 10.202.715 | 498.513 | 7.213.400 | 2.490.802 | 0 | 1,22 | 3,04% | 0,033% |
| 1987 | 9.901.642 | 508.055 | 6.995.166 | 2.398.421 | 0 | 1,22 | 3,82% | 0,033% |
| 1986 | 9.537.378 | 357.955 | 6.812.361 | 2.367.063 | 0 | 1,2 | 3,85% | 0,032% |
| 1985 | 9.183.722 | 294.092 | 6.652.064 | 2.237.567 | 0 | 1,19 | 11,17% | 0,032% |
| 1984 | 8.260.650 | 303.980 | 5.978.443 | 1.978.228 | 0 | 1,1 | 2,56% | 0,029% |
| 1983 | 8.054.262 | 313.893 | 5.765.215 | 1.975.153 | 0 | 1,1 | 3,27% | 0,029% |
| 1982 | 7.799.016 | 287.530 | 5.602.631 | 1.908.854 | 0 | 1,09 | 5,21% | 0,028% |
| 1981 | 7.412.902 | 308.205 | 5.407.823 | 1.696.875 | 0 | 1,06 | 4,12% | 0,027% |
| 1980 | 7.119.811 | 321.079 | 5.184.635 | 1.614.097 | 0 | 1,04 | 2,94% | 0,025% |
| 1979 | 6.916.217 | 326.653 | 5.011.205 | 1.578.359 | 0 | 1,04 | 4,58% | 0,024% |
| 1978 | 6.613.533 | 284.449 | 4.807.395 | 1.521.689 | 0 | 1,01 | 3,76% | 0,024% |
| 1977 | 6.373.832 | 279.747 | 4.628.391 | 1.465.694 | 0 | 1 | 2,64% | 0,023% |
| 1976 | 6.209.618 | 270.466 | 4.500.435 | 1.438.716 | 0 | 0,99 | 2,84% | 0,023% |
| 1975 | 6.038.293 | 261.063 | 4.366.409 | 1.410.821 | 0 | 0,98 | 2,8% | 0,024% |
| 1974 | 5.873.556 | 251.413 | 4.263.257 | 1.358.886 | 0 | 0,97 | 2,77% | 0,023% |
| 1973 | 5.715.164 | 233.566 | 4.167.086 | 1.314.512 | 0 | 0,96 | −4,83% | 0,022% |
| 1972 | 6.005.185 | 226.054 | 4.383.115 | 1.396.016 | 0 | 1,03 | −5,3% | 0,025% |
| 1971 | 6.341.550 | 226.917 | 4.632.428 | 1.482.204 | 0 | 1,11 | 0,52% | 0,027% |
| 1970 | 6.308.648 | 226.652 | 4.616.396 | 1.465.600 | 0 | 1,12 | – | 0,027% |
See also
- Burkina Faso CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Burkina Faso
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).