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Burkina Faso
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP34.79[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1761.23[$]
Population19.75[millions]
Urbanization30.61[%]
Land Area276483.08[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 112 38.3 6.9
Health 163 19.6 -0.4
Air Quality 131 28.9 -3.3
PM2.5 74 44.7 -5.4
Household solid fuels 173 6.2 0.8
Ozone 114 37.4 -13.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 169 7.7 2.9
Sanitation 170 7.7 3
Drinking water 169 7.8 3
Heavy Metals 158 29.7 1.2
Lead 158 29.7 1.2
Waste Management 109 10.2 -
Solid waste 109 10.2 -
Ecosystem Vitality 63 50.9 11.9
Biodiversity 39 77.8 1.3
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 76 87.2 0.9
Terrestrial biomes (global) 75 87.2 0.9
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 67 35.1 12.9
Species Habitat Index 82 85.6 -6.5
Species Protection Index 17 99.6 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 89 53 -
Ecosystem Services 13 95.5 89
Tree cover loss 1 100 100
Grassland loss 52 65.7 14.9
Wetland loss 106 43.9 -34.7
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 150 31.9 5.9
CO2 growth rate 142 21.6 -3.4
CH4 growth rate 149 37.2 37.2
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 126 43.5 36.8
Black Carbon growth rate 112 44.5 -19.7
CO2 from land cover 21 84.2 -
GHG intensity trend 65 55.2 14.5
GHG per capita 34 79.7 -0.5
Pollution Emissions 137 40.6 -17.6
SO2 growth rate 130 47.7 -11.8
NOx growth rate 137 33.5 -23.4
Agriculture 83 39.7 -0.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 83 39.7 -0.5
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Oman 38.5
Philippines 38.4
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Tajikistan 38.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Honduras 37.8
Indonesia 37.8
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
GDP per capita
Burkina Faso 38.3
Uganda 35.6
Ethiopia 34.4
Rwanda 33.8
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Afghanistan 25.5
Issue Performance
Armenia 52.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Tajikistan 38.2
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Central African Republic 36.9
Ethiopia 34.4
Pakistan 33.1
Nepal 32.7
Niger 30.8
Eritrea 30.4
Regulatory Quality
Tunisia 46.7
Azerbaijan 46.5
Lebanon 45.4
Tonga 45.1
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Bhutan 39.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Zambia 34.7
Viet Nam 33.4
Benin 30
Voice & Accountability
Singapore 58.1
North Macedonia 55.4
Serbia 55.2
Mexico 52.6
Ukraine 49.5
Malaysia 47.9
Bolivia 44.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Liberia 22.6
Political Stability
Israel 65.8
Tunisia 46.7
Egypt 43.3
Philippines 38.4
Burkina Faso 38.3
Kenya 34.7
Togo 29.5
Bangladesh 29
India 27.6
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sub-Saharan Africa
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Least Developed Countries
Bhutan 39.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Ease of Doing Business Index
Bolivia 44.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Zimbabwe 37
Laos 34.8
Marshall Islands 30.8
Niger 30.8
Benin 30
Mali 29.4
Mauritania 27.7
Guinea 26.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
BFA