Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Burkina Faso
4.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tanzania
5.03 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
191st
Tanzania rank
188th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 5.03 tonnes per person against 4.07 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.96 tonnes per person.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 191st and Tanzania ranks 188th of 204 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0988 tonnes per person 0.9875 tonnes per person 0.8887 tonnes per person Tanzania
1970s 0.324 tonnes per person 1.9 tonnes per person 1.58 tonnes per person Tanzania
1980s 0.7632 tonnes per person 2.38 tonnes per person 1.61 tonnes per person Tanzania
1990s 1.19 tonnes per person 2.55 tonnes per person 1.36 tonnes per person Tanzania
2000s 1.6 tonnes per person 2.79 tonnes per person 1.19 tonnes per person Tanzania
2010s 2.4 tonnes per person 3.66 tonnes per person 1.27 tonnes per person Tanzania
2020s 3.67 tonnes per person 4.71 tonnes per person 1.03 tonnes per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Burkina Faso or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 5.03 tonnes per person against 4.07 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
0.96 tonnes per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 191st and Tanzania ranks 188th 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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.