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
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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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.