What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?

0.0006 tonnes per person, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Cape Verde: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Burkina Faso

0.0439 tonnes per person

in 2022

Cape Verde

0.0445 tonnes per person

in 2022

Burkina Faso rank

99th

Cape Verde rank

96th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

Burkina Faso
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.0445 tonnes per person against 0.0439 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0006 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 99th and Cape Verde ranks 96th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0648 tonnes per person	0.0297 tonnes per person	0.0351 tonnes per person	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.0676 tonnes per person	0.0282 tonnes per person	0.0394 tonnes per person	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.0683 tonnes per person	0.0264 tonnes per person	0.0419 tonnes per person	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.0614 tonnes per person	0.0292 tonnes per person	0.0323 tonnes per person	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.0482 tonnes per person	0.037 tonnes per person	0.0112 tonnes per person	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.052 tonnes per person	0.0405 tonnes per person	0.0115 tonnes per person	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.0445 tonnes per person	0.0441 tonnes per person	0.0003 tonnes per person	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Burkina Faso or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 0.0445 tonnes per person against 0.0439 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?: 0.0006 tonnes per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Cape Verde rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 99th and Cape Verde ranks 96th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed: 30 September 2026

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.