Benin vs Burkina Faso: Annual CO₂ emissions
Benin
6.07 million tonnes
in 2024
Burkina Faso
6.51 million tonnes
in 2024
Benin rank
131st
Burkina Faso rank
128th
Annual CO₂ emissions over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6.51 million tonnes against 6.07 million tonnes in Benin, a difference of 441,320 tonnes.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 131st and Burkina Faso ranks 128th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 126,270 tonnes | 4,145 tonnes | 122,126 tonnes | Benin |
| 1960s | 145,094 tonnes | 94,898 tonnes | 50,197 tonnes | Benin |
| 1970s | 348,080 tonnes | 226,069 tonnes | 122,011 tonnes | Benin |
| 1980s | 502,466 tonnes | 547,035 tonnes | 44,570 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 952,875 tonnes | 719,764 tonnes | 233,111 tonnes | Benin |
| 2000s | 2.82 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.52 million tonnes | Benin |
| 2010s | 5.00 million tonnes | 3.56 million tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | Benin |
| 2020s | 5.89 million tonnes | 6.26 million tonnes | 374,390 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 6.51 million tonnes against 6.07 million tonnes in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 441,320 tonnes, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for annual co₂ emissions?
- Benin ranks 131st and Burkina Faso ranks 128th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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 total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.