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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.