Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Burkina Faso
28.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Mozambique
30.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
31st
Mozambique rank
28th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 30.57 million tonnes against 28.45 million tonnes in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.13 million tonnes.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mozambique ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 31st and Mozambique ranks 28th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Mozambique in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -261,009 tonnes | 5.27 million tonnes | 5.53 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 1860s | 63,691 tonnes | 796,411 tonnes | 732,719 tonnes | Mozambique |
| 1870s | 479,053 tonnes | -1.27 million tonnes | 1.75 million tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 733,280 tonnes | -154,862 tonnes | 888,142 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 1.03 million tonnes | -2.10 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 2.52 million tonnes | -6.32 million tonnes | 8.84 million tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 2.98 million tonnes | -7.74 million tonnes | 10.73 million tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 4.40 million tonnes | 14.70 million tonnes | 10.30 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 6.22 million tonnes | 29.59 million tonnes | 23.36 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 9.06 million tonnes | 43.61 million tonnes | 34.55 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 9.62 million tonnes | 82.06 million tonnes | 72.44 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 5.25 million tonnes | 49.33 million tonnes | 44.08 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 2.77 million tonnes | 27.38 million tonnes | 24.62 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 12.88 million tonnes | 27.61 million tonnes | 14.73 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 23.66 million tonnes | 41.68 million tonnes | 18.02 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 26.25 million tonnes | 77.13 million tonnes | 50.88 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 31.20 million tonnes | 43.14 million tonnes | 11.94 million tonnes | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 28.12 million tonnes | 32.52 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 30.57 million tonnes against 28.45 million tonnes in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 2.13 million tonnes, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Burkina Faso ranks 31st and Mozambique ranks 28th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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 in tonnes.