How have things changed?, per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0014 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0014 metric tons per person
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
183rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0014 metric tons per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0007 metric tons per person
in 2005
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Burkina Faso, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Burkina Faso stood at 0.0014 metric tons per person. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0014 metric tons per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 metric tons per person, in 2005.
That places Burkina Faso 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -21.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +13.8% |
| 1979 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0014 metric tons per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0046 metric tons per person, 30% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0014 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 180 Haiti 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 181 Serbia 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 182 Ukraine 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 184 Burundi 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 185 North Macedonia 0.0014 metric tons per person compare
- 186 Iraq 0.0012 metric tons per person compare
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 how have things changed?, per capita in Burkina Faso?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Burkina Faso was 0.0014 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 metric tons per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 metric tons per person in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
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- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.