Methane emissions in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso emitted 21.0 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Burkina Faso, 2024 21.0 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 21.0 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 69th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Burkina Faso over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period Burkina FasoWorld
2024 21.0 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 21.0 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 21.6 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 21.4 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 18.2 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 20.7 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 20.1 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 19.6 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 19.3 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 18.7 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 18.3 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 17.8 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 17.4 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 17.0 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 16.6 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 16.0 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 15.6 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 14.9 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 14.6 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 14.3 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 13.8 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 13.6 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 11.3 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 11.1 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 9.8 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 21.0 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 18.3 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +14.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Burkina Faso has the 69th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

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Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Burkina Faso
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database