Ghana vs. Burkina Faso
Environment
| Ghana | Burkina Faso |
Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 31.95 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 16.67 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 22.75 megatons (2020 est.) | particulate matter emissions: 36.78 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 3.42 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 12.85 megatons (2020 est.) |
Total water withdrawal | municipal: 299.6 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 95 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 1.07 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) | municipal: 375.6 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 21.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 420.7 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 3.51% of GDP (2018 est.) | forest revenues: 4.54% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 3,538,275 tons (2005 est.) | municipal solid waste generated annually: 2,575,251 tons (2015 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 309,030 tons (2005 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 12% (2005 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook