Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Burkina Faso
1.21 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tanzania
1.15 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
46th
Tanzania rank
47th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tanzania
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.21 tonnes per person against 1.15 tonnes per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.1405 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 0.033 tonnes per person | 0.2125 tonnes per person | 0.1796 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 0.2381 tonnes per person | -0.109 tonnes per person | 0.3471 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 0.3483 tonnes per person | 0.2392 tonnes per person | 0.1091 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 0.4619 tonnes per person | -0.8284 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 1.04 tonnes per person | -1.68 tonnes per person | 2.72 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 1.11 tonnes per person | -1.32 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 1.47 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | 2.37 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 1.84 tonnes per person | 5.76 tonnes per person | 3.92 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 2.34 tonnes per person | 7.24 tonnes per person | 4.91 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 2.16 tonnes per person | 9.86 tonnes per person | 7.7 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 9.55 tonnes per person | 8.51 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.4553 tonnes per person | 6.45 tonnes per person | 6 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.57 tonnes per person | 3.86 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 0.1873 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes per person | 3.22 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 2.41 tonnes per person | 0.7068 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 0.149 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Burkina Faso or Tanzania?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.21 tonnes per person against 1.15 tonnes per person in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 0.06 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. 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 in tonnes per person.