Burkina Faso vs Nicaragua: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
127.75 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Nicaragua
121.83 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
131st
Nicaragua rank
134th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 127.75 tonnes per square kilometre against 121.83 tonnes per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 5.92 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 134th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 223.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 205.27 tonnes per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 10.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 153.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 142.35 tonnes per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 49.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 254.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 205.71 tonnes per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 89.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 559.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 470.77 tonnes per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 100.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 435.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 335.19 tonnes per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 127.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 141.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.3 tonnes per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 125.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 114.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Nicaragua?
- Burkina Faso, at 127.75 tonnes per square kilometre against 121.83 tonnes per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?
- 5.92 tonnes per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nicaragua rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 131st and Nicaragua ranks 134th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.