Benin vs Burkina Faso: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled
Benin
6.07 million tonnes
in 2024
Burkina Faso
6.51 million tonnes
in 2024
Benin rank
131st
Burkina Faso rank
128th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled, 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled?
- Benin ranks 131st and Burkina Faso ranks 128th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.