Burkina Faso vs Cape Verde: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Burkina Faso
4,816 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Cape Verde
5,075 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
161st
Cape Verde rank
160th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 5,075 tonnes per square kilometre against 4,816 tonnes per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 259 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 161st and Cape Verde ranks 160th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Cape Verde in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 484.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 358.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 126.38 tonnes per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 608.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 489.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 119.03 tonnes per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 850.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 750.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 100.91 tonnes per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1,636 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,284 tonnes per square kilometre | 352.15 tonnes per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 2,545 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,377 tonnes per square kilometre | 168.51 tonnes per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 3,744 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,857 tonnes per square kilometre | 113.08 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 4,627 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,857 tonnes per square kilometre | 230.23 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Burkina Faso or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 5,075 tonnes per square kilometre against 4,816 tonnes per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?
- 259 tonnes per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cape Verde rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Burkina Faso ranks 161st and Cape Verde ranks 160th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including 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.