Burkina Faso vs Guinea: CO₂ emissions per capita
Burkina Faso
0.2763 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guinea
0.2729 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
192nd
Guinea rank
193rd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2763 tonnes per person against 0.2729 tonnes per person in Guinea, a difference of 0.0034 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Guinea ranks 193rd of 213 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0522 tonnes per person | 0.0513 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 0.1732 tonnes per person | 0.1548 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.1853 tonnes per person | 0.149 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.1783 tonnes per person | 0.1091 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0695 tonnes per person | 0.1526 tonnes per person | 0.0831 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.093 tonnes per person | 0.19 tonnes per person | 0.097 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1881 tonnes per person | 0.2523 tonnes per person | 0.0642 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2781 tonnes per person | 0.2916 tonnes per person | 0.0136 tonnes per person | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.2763 tonnes per person against 0.2729 tonnes per person in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 0.0034 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Guinea ranks 193rd of 213 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 CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.