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).