Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Burkina Faso
57.44 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya
56.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
164th
Kenya rank
165th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 57.44 tonnes per person against 56.56 tonnes per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.88 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 164th and Kenya ranks 165th of 192 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.26 tonnes per person | 65.5 tonnes per person | 40.23 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 27.18 tonnes per person | 61.19 tonnes per person | 34.01 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 29.2 tonnes per person | 58.59 tonnes per person | 29.39 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 43.2 tonnes per person | 63.06 tonnes per person | 19.85 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 50.48 tonnes per person | 61.51 tonnes per person | 11.02 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 55.2 tonnes per person | 59.68 tonnes per person | 4.48 tonnes per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 57 tonnes per person | 57.55 tonnes per person | 0.5526 tonnes per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
- Burkina Faso, at 57.44 tonnes per person against 56.56 tonnes per person in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 0.88 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 164th and Kenya ranks 165th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.