Burkina Faso vs South Sudan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita

Burkina Faso
4.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Sudan
3.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
191st
South Sudan rank
192nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4.07 tonnes per person against 3.81 tonnes per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per person.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 191st and South Sudan ranks 192nd of 204 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0988 tonnes per person 0.4952 tonnes per person 0.3964 tonnes per person South Sudan
1970s 0.324 tonnes per person 1.25 tonnes per person 0.9215 tonnes per person South Sudan
1980s 0.7632 tonnes per person 1.69 tonnes per person 0.9228 tonnes per person South Sudan
1990s 1.19 tonnes per person 2.18 tonnes per person 0.9915 tonnes per person South Sudan
2000s 1.6 tonnes per person 2.27 tonnes per person 0.6629 tonnes per person South Sudan
2010s 2.4 tonnes per person 2.81 tonnes per person 0.4091 tonnes per person South Sudan
2020s 3.67 tonnes per person 3.76 tonnes per person 0.0884 tonnes per person South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita, Burkina Faso or South Sudan?
Burkina Faso, at 4.07 tonnes per person against 3.81 tonnes per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita between Burkina Faso and South Sudan?
0.26 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and South Sudan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 191st and South Sudan ranks 192nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.