Burkina Faso vs Vietnam: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Burkina Faso
1.21 tonnes per person
in 2024
Vietnam
1.12 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
46th
Vietnam rank
48th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Vietnam
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.21 tonnes per person against 1.12 tonnes per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vietnam ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Vietnam ranks 48th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.1405 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | 2.75 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1860s | 0.033 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1870s | 0.2381 tonnes per person | 3.65 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1880s | 0.3483 tonnes per person | 5.14 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1890s | 0.4619 tonnes per person | 5.75 tonnes per person | 5.29 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1900s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 4.8 tonnes per person | 3.76 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1910s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1920s | 1.47 tonnes per person | 0.7253 tonnes per person | 0.7456 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 1.84 tonnes per person | 0.058 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 2.34 tonnes per person | -0.1226 tonnes per person | 2.46 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 2.16 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 0.4966 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 0.4565 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 0.4553 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 0.7532 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 1.57 tonnes per person | 0.7501 tonnes per person | 0.816 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | 0.7269 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | 0.1502 tonnes per person | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 0.1013 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 Vietnam?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.21 tonnes per person against 1.12 tonnes per person in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Burkina Faso and Vietnam?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Vietnam?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Vietnam rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th and Vietnam ranks 48th 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.