Burkina Faso vs Samoa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Burkina Faso
4,816 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
5,230 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
161st
Samoa rank
158th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Burkina Faso
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5,230 tonnes per square kilometre against 4,816 tonnes per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 414 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 161st and Samoa ranks 158th of 192 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 484.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,947 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,462 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1970s | 608.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,915 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,307 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1980s | 850.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,145 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,294 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1,636 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,011 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,374 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2,545 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,591 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,046 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 3,744 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,423 tonnes per square kilometre | 679.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 4,627 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,194 tonnes per square kilometre | 566.61 tonnes per square kilometre | Samoa |
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 Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5,230 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 Samoa?
- 414 tonnes per square kilometre, with Samoa 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 including land-use change, per square?
- Burkina Faso ranks 161st and Samoa ranks 158th 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.