Burkina Faso vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
5,485 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
5,219 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
102nd
Samoa rank
104th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Samoa
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 5,485 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,219 tonnes per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 266 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Samoa ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 102nd and Samoa ranks 104th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,478 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,515 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,037 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1,596 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,360 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,764 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1,823 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,341 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,517 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 2,586 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,879 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,293 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 3,459 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,952 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,493 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4,574 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,125 tonnes per square kilometre | 550.43 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 5,331 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,312 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.61 tonnes per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Samoa?
- Burkina Faso, at 5,485 tonnes per square kilometre against 5,219 tonnes per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Samoa?
- 266 tonnes per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Samoa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 102nd and Samoa ranks 104th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.