Burkina Faso vs Uruguay: Consumption-based carbon intensity
Burkina Faso
0.1547 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Uruguay
0.1547 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
105th
Uruguay rank
104th
Consumption-based carbon intensity over time
- Burkina Faso
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 105th and Uruguay ranks 104th of 119 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0849 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1655 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0805 kilograms per international-$ | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.0979 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1904 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0925 kilograms per international-$ | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.132 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1676 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0356 kilograms per international-$ | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.1475 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1545 kilograms per international-$ | 0.007 kilograms per international-$ | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based carbon intensity, Burkina Faso or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in consumption-based carbon intensity between Burkina Faso and Uruguay?
- 0 kilograms per international-$, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Uruguay rank globally for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 105th and Uruguay ranks 104th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).