Benin vs Burkina Faso: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)
Benin
12,753 kt
in 2025
Burkina Faso
18,619 kt
in 2025
Benin rank
26th
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 18,619 kt against 12,753 kt in Benin, a difference of 5,866 kt.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Benin ranks 26th and Burkina Faso ranks 23rd of 223 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4,836 kt | 28,996 kt | 33,832 kt | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 36,037 kt | 21,277 kt | 14,760 kt | Benin |
| 2010s | 28,946 kt | 18,618 kt | 10,328 kt | Benin |
| 2020s | 12,865 kt | 18,591 kt | 5,726 kt | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 18,619 kt against 12,753 kt in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 5,866 kt, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Benin ranks 26th and Burkina Faso ranks 23rd of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).