Burkina Faso

 

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Burkina Faso
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP45.16[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2160.51[$]
Population20.90[millions]
Land Area276483.08[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 127 35.50 2.00
Ecosystem Vitality 63 49.60 2.80
Biodiversity 33 78.50 5.30
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 60 96.00 0.70
Terrestrial biomes (global) 62 96.00 0.70
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 58 44.40 22.30
Biodiversity Habitat Index 177 28.50 NA
Species Protection Index 11 89.20 10.00
Species Habitat Index 82 85.70 -6.40
Ecosystem Services 168 9.70 -8.90
Tree cover loss 151 3.50 3.50
Grassland loss 123 33.60 -15.50
Wetland loss 144 22.80 -77.20
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 147 45.60 20.00
SO2 growth rate 122 56.10 21.90
NOx growth rate 159 35.20 18.20
Agriculture 68 40.60 -0.30
Pesticide 51 41.60 NA
N Mgmt Index 83 39.70 -0.50
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 156 20.90 -1.00
Air Quality 131 26.10 -3.90
PM2.5 74 37.20 -6.80
Household solid fuels 173 6.30 0.80
Ozone 113 40.00 -17.40
NOx 54 38.90 0.20
SO2 32 76.00 -2.70
CO 114 46.60 -2.10
VOC 137 15.70 -6.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 169 7.80 3.70
Sanitation 170 7.70 3.70
Drinking water 169 7.90 3.70
Heavy Metals 158 29.10 1.10
Lead 158 29.10 1.10
Waste Management 130 16.70 1.10
Solid waste 125 13.60 NA
Recycling 58 23.00 3.50
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 145 27.60 2.80
Climate Change 145 27.60 2.80
CO2 growth rate 163 2.20 -11.60
CH4 growth rate 136 26.30 26.10
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 127 49.40 35.40
Black Carbon growth rate 113 57.90 1.20
Proj. GHG Emissions 94 34.40 -0.20
CO2 from land cover 1 100.00 81.10
GHG intensity trend 46 60.90 17.90
GHG per capita 26 82.80 0.70

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Gambia 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Egypt 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Sri Lanka 34.7
GDP per capita
Kiribati 49
Afghanistan 43.6
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Togo 34
Rwanda 32.8
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Mali 28.5
Issue Performance
Malawi 40.6
Zambia 38.4
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Senegal 33.9
Guinea 31.6
Indonesia 28.2
Chad 28.1
Government Effectiveness
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Belize 50
Djibouti 47.5
Nicaragua 37.7
Tajikistan 37.1
Gambia 36.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Togo 34
Mozambique 31.7
Guatemala 28
Regulatory Quality
Tonga 43.8
Tunisia 40.7
Russia 37.5
Maldives 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Benin 29.6
Voice and Accountability
Singapore 50.9
Serbia 43.9
Gambia 36.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Malaysia 35
Sierra Leone 32.7
Benin 29.6
Philippines 28.9
Nepal 28.3
Liberia 24.9
Rule of Law
Albania 47.1
Moldova 42.7
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
Kazakhstan 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Gambia 36.4
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
Ethiopia 31.8
Control of Corruption
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Argentina 41.1
Tunisia 40.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Lesotho 32.3
China 28.4
Ghana 27.7
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Venezuela 46.4
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Iran 34.5
Lebanon 32.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Burundi 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Myanmar 19.4
Sub-Saharan Africa
Niger 37.7
South Africa 37.2
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Least Developed Countries
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Senegal 33.9
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
BFA