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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Burkina Faso: Environment & Sustainability

How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?

Burkina Faso is placed 17th of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 0.276 (2024); Water Stress 1.28 (2023).

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Environment & Sustainability

17th

of 186 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics149th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Burkina Faso on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    CO₂ Emissions per Capita

    Global Carbon Project

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    0.276

    Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)

    Lower is better

    Burkina Faso: 0.276. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.

    World median
    3.21
    Best in Western Africa
    0.117 Niger
    Land neighbours
    Benin 0.419 · Côte d’Ivoire 0.464 · Ghana 0.611 · Mali 0.285 · Niger 0.117 · Togo 0.289

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Water Stress

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0

    1.28

    Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)

    Lower is better

    Burkina Faso: 1.28. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.

    World median
    10
    Best in Western Africa
    0.26 Liberia
    Land neighbours
    Benin 0.98 · Côte d’Ivoire 5.09 · Ghana 0.48 · Mali 42.95 · Niger 11.02 · Togo 3.39

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Organic Agricultural Area

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    1.47

    Organic share of agricultural land (%)

    Higher is better

    Burkina Faso: 1.47. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.

    World median
    0.725
    Best in Western Africa
    6.01 Togo
    Land neighbours
    Benin 0.89 · Côte d’Ivoire 0.35 · Ghana 0.67 · Mali 0.04 · Niger 0 · Togo 6.01

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Ecological Footprint

    Global Footprint Network

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    1.135

    Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)

    Lower is better

    Burkina Faso: 1.135. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.

    World median
    2.296
    Best in Western Africa
    0.739 Nigeria
    Land neighbours
    Benin 1.042 · Côte d’Ivoire 1.15 · Ghana 1.901 · Mali 1.097 · Niger 1.175 · Togo 1.066

03In context

Burkina Faso beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.

Western Africa
1st186thNot placed · 38 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on environment & sustainability

Burkina Faso and the countries it borders

Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingCO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%)Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Togo10th0.2893.396.011.066
Burkina Faso17th0.2761.281.471.135
Benin20th0.4190.980.891.042
Ghana34th0.6110.480.671.901
Côte d’Ivoire46th0.4645.090.351.15
Niger83rd0.11711.0201.175
Mali94th0.28542.950.041.097

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on environment & sustainability

The countries immediately above and below Burkina Faso in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Burkina Faso is ahead of the world, and behind

42 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median5

Statistics on which Burkina Faso does better than the middle country measured.

  • Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.058No earlier reading

    Burkina Faso: 0.058 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.

    Position 201st of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7381.599▼ Worsened since 2014

    Burkina Faso: 1.599 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.172.04▼ Worsened since 2015

    Burkina Faso: 2.04 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.

    Position 152nd of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2796.509▼ Worsened since 2014

    Burkina Faso: 6.509 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6631.646No earlier reading

    Burkina Faso: 1.646 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

Behind the world median14

Statistics on which Burkina Faso does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.115.29▲ Improved since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 15.29 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.143▲ Improved since 2015

    Burkina Faso: 3 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.

    Position 101st of 186 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.0617.16▼ Worsened since 2014

    Burkina Faso: 17.16 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 112th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.1811.31▼ Worsened since 2015

    Burkina Faso: 11.31 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75560.95▼ Worsened since 2014

    Burkina Faso: 560.95 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.

    Position 53rd of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3217.16▼ Worsened since 2014

    Burkina Faso: 17.16 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.

    Position 114th of 162 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.523No real change since 2014

    Burkina Faso: 0.523 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.

    Ranked 150th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4437.38No real change since 2014

    Burkina Faso: 37.38 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.

    Ranked 158th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5653.42▼ Worsened since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 3.42 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.

    Position 32nd of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,528555.33▼ Worsened since 2012

    Burkina Faso: 555.33 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.

    Position 154th of 181 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 57.6No earlier reading

    Burkina Faso: 7.6 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.

    Ranked 15th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4538.2▼ Worsened since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 38.2 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.

    Position 22nd of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.453No real change since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 0.453 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.

    Position 148th of 156 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 0-3.1No real change since 2015

    Burkina Faso: -3.1 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare1

  • Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 00No real change since 2014

    Burkina Faso: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end22

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,8243,655,101Moved since 2015

    Burkina Faso: 3,655,101 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70820.14Moved since 2011

    Burkina Faso: 20.14 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.

    Position 23rd of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.343No real change since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 0.343 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.

    Position 27th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,2784,215,867No real change since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 4,215,867 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.

    Position 33rd of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9653.4Moved since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 53.4 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.

    Position 55th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,63524,302No real change since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 24,302 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.

    Position 61st of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.69683.28No real change since 2015

    Burkina Faso: 683.28 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0496.509Moved since 2014

    Burkina Faso: 6.509 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.58No real change since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 0.58 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.

    Position 85th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.206No real change since 2014

    Burkina Faso: 0.206 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37533,040Moved since 2014

    Burkina Faso: 33,040 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1451.43No real change since 2012

    Burkina Faso: 51.43 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.

    Position 101st of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Tropical Moist Forest DeforestationJRC · 2025 · world median 0.0010Moved since 2015

    Burkina Faso: 0 · world median 0.001 · Tropical moist forest deforested in the year (million hectares). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.708.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.0822.17Moved since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 22.17 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.

    Position 129th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.255No real change since 2015

    Burkina Faso: 1.255 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.3617.77No real change since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 17.77 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.

    Position 146th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8323.08Moved since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 23.08 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.5Moved since 2014

    Burkina Faso: 0.5 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.

    Position 141st of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.635.216Moved since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 5.216 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9540No real change since 1990

    Burkina Faso: 0 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.

    Chart and every countryThe 2015 dataset

  • Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,7750Moved since 2015

    Burkina Faso: 0 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Consumption-Based CO₂ EmissionsGlobal Carbon Project · 2023 · world median 12.791.583No real change since 2013

    Burkina Faso: 1.583 · world median 12.79 · Consumption-based fossil CO₂ (million tonnes of carbon). Global Carbon Project, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.882 to 2,963.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

No current reading for Burkina Faso

Adjusted Net Savings (last 2019), Agricultural Irrigated Land, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue (last 2020), Mangrove Area, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Environment & Sustainability among Burkina Faso’s 16 topics

Environment & Sustainability is Burkina Faso’s best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Environment & Sustainability17th of 186
  2. Digital & Technology97th of 198
  3. Work & Labourjoint 95th of 182
  4. Governance & Institutionsjoint 118th of 194
  5. Risk & Resilience121st of 193
  6. Gender & Equality120th of 183
  7. Energy114th of 165
  8. Food & Agriculture131st of 184
  9. Democracy & Civil Liberties157th of 198
  10. Health & Wellbeing163rd of 200
  11. Education & Knowledge166th of 198
  12. Poverty & Inequality134th of 159
  13. Economy & Innovation150th of 176
  14. Peace & Security158th of 177
  15. Development & Human Capital180th of 196
  16. Mobility & Trade176th of 177

06The top of the list

Who leads on environment & sustainability

The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Burkina Faso can most readily be measured against.

All 186 countries
  1. 1

    Angola

    Middle Africa

    1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale

  2. 2

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    Middle Africa

    2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys

  3. 3

    Sierra Leone

    Western Africa

    3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Africa

    Angola1st3/4 keys

  2. Highest in Western Africa

    Sierra Leone3rd4/4 keys

  3. This page

    Burkina Faso17th4/4 keys

Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Burkina Faso on environment & sustainability: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Burkina Faso rank on environment & sustainability?

Burkina Faso is placed 17th of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Water Stress, Organic Agricultural Area and Ecological Footprint). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Burkina Faso?

0.276 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.

What is the latest Water Stress figure for Burkina Faso?

1.28 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.

How does Burkina Faso compare with Ghana on environment & sustainability?

Ghana is placed 34th of 186, and Burkina Faso 17th. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: Ghana 0.611, Burkina Faso 0.276; Water Stress: Ghana 0.48, Burkina Faso 1.28; Organic Agricultural Area: Ghana 0.67, Burkina Faso 1.47; Ecological Footprint: Ghana 1.901, Burkina Faso 1.135.

How have Burkina Faso’s environment & sustainability figures changed?

CO₂ Emissions per Capita rose from 0.078 in 2000 to 0.276 in 2024; Water Stress fell from 6.2 in 2000 to 1.28 in 2023; Organic Agricultural Area rose from 0 in 2005 to 1.47 in 2024; Ecological Footprint rose from 0.907 in 2000 to 1.135 in 2025.

Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Burkina Faso?

No current reading is published for Burkina Faso on Adjusted Net Savings, Agricultural Irrigated Land, Environmentally Related Tax Revenue, Mangrove Area, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.

About environment & sustainability, in full

How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 42 statistics on this page come from 16 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Burkina Faso’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

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Nations Inquiry (2026). Burkina Faso: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/burkina-faso/environment

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