Benin vs Burkina Faso: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Benin
0.183 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Burkina Faso
0.1753 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Benin rank
90th
Burkina Faso rank
92nd

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.183 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0077 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 90th and Burkina Faso ranks 92nd of 164 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1950s 0.046 kilograms per international-$ 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ 0.0449 kilograms per international-$ Benin
1960s 0.042 kilograms per international-$ 0.0173 kilograms per international-$ 0.0248 kilograms per international-$ Benin
1970s 0.0729 kilograms per international-$ 0.0343 kilograms per international-$ 0.0387 kilograms per international-$ Benin
1980s 0.0692 kilograms per international-$ 0.0617 kilograms per international-$ 0.0075 kilograms per international-$ Benin
1990s 0.091 kilograms per international-$ 0.0581 kilograms per international-$ 0.0329 kilograms per international-$ Benin
2000s 0.187 kilograms per international-$ 0.0744 kilograms per international-$ 0.1126 kilograms per international-$ Benin
2010s 0.2329 kilograms per international-$ 0.1312 kilograms per international-$ 0.1017 kilograms per international-$ Benin
2020s 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ 0.0146 kilograms per international-$ Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Benin, at 0.183 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Benin and Burkina Faso?
0.0077 kilograms per international-$, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Benin ranks 90th and Burkina Faso ranks 92nd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).