Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso is 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 118.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1990.
Burkina Faso ranks 100th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +79.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +79.6% | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 97 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Madagascar 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 99 Czechia 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Guam 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Papua New Guinea 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Dominican Republic 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 11.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 8.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Burkina Faso was 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 100th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.