Burkina Faso vs Mali: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Burkina Faso
84.43 million tonnes
in 2024
Mali
94.60 million tonnes
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
143rd
Mali rank
141st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 94.60 million tonnes against 84.43 million tonnes in Burkina Faso, a difference of 10.17 million tonnes.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 143rd and Mali ranks 141st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36,626 tonnes | 47,632 tonnes | 11,006 tonnes | Mali |
| 1960s | 513,679 tonnes | 911,970 tonnes | 398,291 tonnes | Mali |
| 1970s | 2.01 million tonnes | 3.21 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | Mali |
| 1980s | 6.11 million tonnes | 6.88 million tonnes | 768,355 tonnes | Mali |
| 1990s | 12.33 million tonnes | 11.48 million tonnes | 844,524 tonnes | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 21.94 million tonnes | 22.03 million tonnes | 98,940 tonnes | Mali |
| 2010s | 42.48 million tonnes | 45.14 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | Mali |
| 2020s | 73.95 million tonnes | 82.07 million tonnes | 8.12 million tonnes | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 94.60 million tonnes against 84.43 million tonnes in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 10.17 million tonnes, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Burkina Faso ranks 143rd and Mali ranks 141st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.