Burkina Faso vs Mali: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita

Burkina Faso
0.2763 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mali
0.2851 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
192nd
Mali rank
191st

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.2851 tonnes per person against 0.2763 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0088 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mali ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Mali ranks 191st of 213 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 0.0016 tonnes per person 0.0089 tonnes per person 0.0074 tonnes per person Mali
1960s 0.0184 tonnes per person 0.0293 tonnes per person 0.0109 tonnes per person Mali
1970s 0.0363 tonnes per person 0.0461 tonnes per person 0.0098 tonnes per person Mali
1980s 0.0692 tonnes per person 0.0478 tonnes per person 0.0213 tonnes per person Burkina Faso
1990s 0.0695 tonnes per person 0.0607 tonnes per person 0.0088 tonnes per person Burkina Faso
2000s 0.093 tonnes per person 0.1088 tonnes per person 0.0158 tonnes per person Mali
2010s 0.1881 tonnes per person 0.1911 tonnes per person 0.0029 tonnes per person Mali
2020s 0.2781 tonnes per person 0.299 tonnes per person 0.0209 tonnes per person Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita, Burkina Faso or Mali?
Mali, at 0.2851 tonnes per person against 0.2763 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Burkina Faso and Mali?
0.0088 tonnes per person, 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 co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Mali ranks 191st of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.