Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Burkina Faso
199,222 tonnes
in 2024
Guinea
151,158 tonnes
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
74th
Guinea rank
76th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 199,222 tonnes against 151,158 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 48,064 tonnes.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 74th and Guinea ranks 76th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 363.89 tonnes | -2,761 tonnes | 3,125 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 11,358 tonnes | 58,990 tonnes | 47,632 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1970s | 28,579 tonnes | 19,786 tonnes | 8,794 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 41,403 tonnes | 9,893 tonnes | 31,510 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 21,945 tonnes | 34,075 tonnes | 12,131 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2000s | 79,612 tonnes | 70,715 tonnes | 8,897 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 378,172 tonnes | 201,202 tonnes | 176,970 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 177,929 tonnes | -15,596 tonnes | 193,525 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 199,222 tonnes against 151,158 tonnes in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 48,064 tonnes, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 74th and Guinea ranks 76th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.