Burkina Faso vs Mali: Annual CO₂ emissions
Burkina Faso
6.51 million tonnes
in 2024
Mali
6.98 million tonnes
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
128th
Mali rank
126th
Annual CO₂ emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 6.98 million tonnes against 6.51 million tonnes in Burkina Faso, a difference of 471,180 tonnes.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 128th and Mali ranks 126th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,328 tonnes | 47,632 tonnes | 40,304 tonnes | Mali |
| 1960s | 94,898 tonnes | 170,010 tonnes | 75,112 tonnes | Mali |
| 1970s | 226,069 tonnes | 316,254 tonnes | 90,185 tonnes | Mali |
| 1980s | 547,035 tonnes | 394,421 tonnes | 152,614 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 719,764 tonnes | 622,776 tonnes | 96,987 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 177,238 tonnes | Mali |
| 2010s | 3.56 million tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | 31,129 tonnes | Mali |
| 2020s | 6.26 million tonnes | 6.89 million tonnes | 631,942 tonnes | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 6.98 million tonnes against 6.51 million tonnes in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 471,180 tonnes, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for annual co₂ emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 128th and Mali ranks 126th 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.