Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Burkina Faso
1.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
144th
Costa Rica rank
143rd
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.52 tonnes per person against 1.48 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 144th and Costa Rica ranks 143rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 tonnes per person | 18.97 tonnes per person | 17.91 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.4915 tonnes per person | 20.82 tonnes per person | 20.33 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.64 tonnes per person | 10.55 tonnes per person | 8.91 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 0.2651 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.99 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person | 0.3604 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | 0.2828 tonnes per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 0.1216 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Burkina Faso or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.52 tonnes per person against 1.48 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 144th and Costa Rica ranks 143rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.