Burkina Faso vs South Sudan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Burkina Faso
4.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Sudan
3.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
191st
South Sudan rank
192nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Sudan
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.07 tonnes per person against 3.81 tonnes per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 191st and South Sudan ranks 192nd of 204 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0988 tonnes per person | 0.4952 tonnes per person | 0.3964 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.324 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 0.9215 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.7632 tonnes per person | 1.69 tonnes per person | 0.9228 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | 0.9915 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | 0.6629 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 2.4 tonnes per person | 2.81 tonnes per person | 0.4091 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.67 tonnes per person | 3.76 tonnes per person | 0.0884 tonnes per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Burkina Faso or South Sudan?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.07 tonnes per person against 3.81 tonnes per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Burkina Faso and South Sudan?
- 0.26 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Sudan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 191st and South Sudan ranks 192nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.