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

Burkina Faso
0.1753 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Guinea
0.1711 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
92nd
Guinea rank
95th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ in Guinea, a difference of 0.0042 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Guinea ranks 95th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ 0.1048 kilograms per international-$ 0.1038 kilograms per international-$ Guinea
1960s 0.0173 kilograms per international-$ 0.2776 kilograms per international-$ 0.2604 kilograms per international-$ Guinea
1970s 0.0343 kilograms per international-$ 0.2582 kilograms per international-$ 0.224 kilograms per international-$ Guinea
1980s 0.0617 kilograms per international-$ 0.2414 kilograms per international-$ 0.1798 kilograms per international-$ Guinea
1990s 0.0581 kilograms per international-$ 0.1818 kilograms per international-$ 0.1237 kilograms per international-$ Guinea
2000s 0.0744 kilograms per international-$ 0.1762 kilograms per international-$ 0.1018 kilograms per international-$ Guinea
2010s 0.1312 kilograms per international-$ 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ 0.0538 kilograms per international-$ Guinea
2020s 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ 0.0143 kilograms per international-$ Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
Burkina Faso, at 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ in Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
0.0042 kilograms per international-$, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Guinea ranks 95th 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-$).