Burkina Faso vs Tunisia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Burkina Faso
1.35 billion tonnes
in 2024
Tunisia
1.44 billion tonnes
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
114th
Tunisia rank
112th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 1.44 billion tonnes against 1.35 billion tonnes in Burkina Faso, a difference of 86.05 million tonnes.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 114th and Tunisia ranks 112th of 194 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.53 million tonnes | 175.16 million tonnes | 123.62 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 129.87 million tonnes | 252.53 million tonnes | 122.65 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 166.48 million tonnes | 366.25 million tonnes | 199.77 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 232.82 million tonnes | 486.60 million tonnes | 253.78 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 447.72 million tonnes | 642.76 million tonnes | 195.04 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 696.33 million tonnes | 850.59 million tonnes | 154.25 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 120.15 million tonnes | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 1.28 billion tonnes | 1.38 billion tonnes | 92.82 million tonnes | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Burkina Faso or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 1.44 billion tonnes against 1.35 billion tonnes in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Burkina Faso and Tunisia?
- 86.05 million tonnes, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tunisia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tunisia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Burkina Faso ranks 114th and Tunisia ranks 112th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.