Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Burkina Faso
28.45 million tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
27.97 million tonnes
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 28.45 million tonnes against 27.97 million tonnes in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 476,900 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 10 and Papua New Guinea in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1850s -261,009 tonnes -1.83 million tonnes 1.57 million tonnes Burkina Faso
1860s 63,691 tonnes -2.30 million tonnes 2.36 million tonnes Burkina Faso
1870s 479,053 tonnes -2.65 million tonnes 3.13 million tonnes Burkina Faso
1880s 733,280 tonnes -2.76 million tonnes 3.49 million tonnes Burkina Faso
1890s 1.03 million tonnes 120.48 million tonnes 119.45 million tonnes Papua New Guinea
1900s 2.52 million tonnes 15.39 million tonnes 12.87 million tonnes Papua New Guinea
1910s 2.98 million tonnes 140,473 tonnes 2.84 million tonnes Burkina Faso
1920s 4.40 million tonnes -566,761 tonnes 4.96 million tonnes Burkina Faso
1930s 6.22 million tonnes -928,724 tonnes 7.15 million tonnes Burkina Faso
1940s 9.06 million tonnes -2.62 million tonnes 11.68 million tonnes Burkina Faso
1950s 9.62 million tonnes -7.28 million tonnes 16.90 million tonnes Burkina Faso
1960s 5.25 million tonnes -3.55 million tonnes 8.80 million tonnes Burkina Faso
1970s 2.77 million tonnes 15.82 million tonnes 13.05 million tonnes Papua New Guinea
1980s 12.88 million tonnes 23.68 million tonnes 10.80 million tonnes Papua New Guinea
1990s 23.66 million tonnes 32.97 million tonnes 9.31 million tonnes Papua New Guinea
2000s 26.25 million tonnes 39.44 million tonnes 13.19 million tonnes Papua New Guinea
2010s 31.20 million tonnes 39.94 million tonnes 8.74 million tonnes Papua New Guinea
2020s 28.12 million tonnes 28.88 million tonnes 759,960 tonnes Papua New Guinea

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 Papua New Guinea?
Burkina Faso, at 28.45 million tonnes against 27.97 million tonnes in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
476,900 tonnes, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Burkina Faso ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd 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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.