Burkina Faso vs Uganda: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Burkina Faso
0.2519 tonnes per person
in 2023
Uganda
0.1809 tonnes per person
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
116th
Uganda rank
118th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Burkina Faso
- Uganda
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2519 tonnes per person against 0.1809 tonnes per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.071 tonnes per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 118th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1016 tonnes per person | 0.0831 tonnes per person | 0.0185 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.1223 tonnes per person | 0.125 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.1885 tonnes per person | 0.1754 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.2438 tonnes per person | 0.1816 tonnes per person | 0.0621 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Burkina Faso or Uganda?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.2519 tonnes per person against 0.1809 tonnes per person in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 0.071 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Uganda rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Burkina Faso ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 118th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. 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 tonnes per person.