Burkina Faso vs Congo: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
23.79 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Congo
25.89 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
170th
Congo rank
168th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 25.89 tonnes per square kilometre against 23.79 tonnes per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Congo ranks 168th of 204 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3675 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9227 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5552 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.8263 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1980s | 2 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
| 1990s | 2.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.51 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2000s | 4.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.16 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2010s | 13.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.9 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
| 2020s | 22.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Congo?
- Congo, at 25.89 tonnes per square kilometre against 23.79 tonnes per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Congo ranks 168th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.