Burkina Faso vs Uganda: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
0.2519 tonnes per person
in 2023
Uganda
0.1809 tonnes per person
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
116th
Uganda rank
118th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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.