Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
105th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2024
All-time low
0.0%
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Burkina Faso, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Burkina Faso is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1851.
That places Burkina Faso 105th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.0% | — |
| 1852 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Burkina Faso?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Burkina Faso was 0.1% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1851.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Burkina Faso ranks 105th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.