Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
326.32 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
366.71 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
187th
Tanzania rank
185th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 366.71 tonnes per square kilometre against 326.32 tonnes per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 40.39 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 187th and Tanzania ranks 185th 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 | 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.42 tonnes per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 7.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 34.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.3 tonnes per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 22.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 59.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 37.47 tonnes per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 45.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 85.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 40.43 tonnes per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 81.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 122.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 41.45 tonnes per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 164.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 215.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 50.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 291.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 333.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 42.11 tonnes per square kilometre | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 366.71 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 Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 40.39 tonnes per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 187th and Tanzania ranks 185th 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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About this data
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.