Burkina Faso vs Gabon: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
23.79 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Gabon
20.95 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
170th
Gabon rank
173rd
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gabon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 23.79 tonnes per square kilometre against 20.95 tonnes per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Gabon ranks 173rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3675 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.01 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.8263 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.62 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1980s | 2 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.95 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1990s | 2.63 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.76 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2000s | 4.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.35 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2010s | 13.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2020s | 22.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
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 Gabon?
- Burkina Faso, at 23.79 tonnes per square kilometre against 20.95 tonnes per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 2.84 tonnes per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gabon?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gabon rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Gabon ranks 173rd 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.