Burkina Faso vs Iran: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Burkina Faso
0.6%
in 2024
Iran
0.5%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
31st
Iran rank
33rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Burkina Faso
- Iran
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Iran, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iran ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 31st and Iran ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Iran in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Iran |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Iran |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Iran |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Iran |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Iran |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Iran |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Iran |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Iran |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Iran |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iran |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -0.1% | 0.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -0.2% | 0.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Burkina Faso or Iran?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Burkina Faso and Iran?
- 0.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Iran?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Iran rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Burkina Faso ranks 31st and Iran ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.