Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Burkina Faso
1.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
114th
Sierra Leone rank
116th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.35 billion tonnes against 1.33 billion tonnes in Sierra Leone, a difference of 19.89 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 114th and Sierra Leone ranks 116th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.53 million tonnes | 43.88 million tonnes | 7.66 million tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 129.87 million tonnes | 112.62 million tonnes | 17.26 million tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 166.48 million tonnes | 199.54 million tonnes | 33.06 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 232.82 million tonnes | 302.56 million tonnes | 69.74 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 447.72 million tonnes | 388.13 million tonnes | 59.58 million tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 696.33 million tonnes | 808.03 million tonnes | 111.69 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 186.83 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.28 billion tonnes | 1.31 billion tonnes | 29.70 million tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.35 billion tonnes against 1.33 billion tonnes in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 19.89 million tonnes, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Burkina Faso ranks 114th and Sierra Leone ranks 116th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. 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 including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.