Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
355.41 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
326.32 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
186th
Burkina Faso rank
187th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 355.41 tonnes per square kilometre against 326.32 tonnes per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 29.09 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 186th and Burkina Faso ranks 187th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1960s 9.68 tonnes per square kilometre 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre 7.61 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 31.64 tonnes per square kilometre 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre 24.27 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 66.68 tonnes per square kilometre 22.36 tonnes per square kilometre 44.32 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 100.33 tonnes per square kilometre 45.17 tonnes per square kilometre 55.16 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 123.36 tonnes per square kilometre 81.24 tonnes per square kilometre 42.12 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 225.4 tonnes per square kilometre 164.55 tonnes per square kilometre 60.85 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 331.74 tonnes per square kilometre 291.29 tonnes per square kilometre 40.45 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
Afghanistan, at 355.41 tonnes per square kilometre against 326.32 tonnes per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
29.09 tonnes per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 186th and Burkina Faso ranks 187th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions 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.