Burkina Faso vs Jamaica: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Burkina Faso
0.0439 tonnes per person
in 2022
Jamaica
0.0426 tonnes per person
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
99th
Jamaica rank
102nd

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0439 tonnes per person against 0.0426 tonnes per person in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0013 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 99th and Jamaica ranks 102nd of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0648 tonnes per person 0.0417 tonnes per person 0.023 tonnes per person Burkina Faso
1970s 0.0676 tonnes per person 0.04 tonnes per person 0.0276 tonnes per person Burkina Faso
1980s 0.0683 tonnes per person 0.0368 tonnes per person 0.0315 tonnes per person Burkina Faso
1990s 0.0614 tonnes per person 0.0498 tonnes per person 0.0116 tonnes per person Burkina Faso
2000s 0.0482 tonnes per person 0.052 tonnes per person 0.0037 tonnes per person Jamaica
2010s 0.052 tonnes per person 0.0392 tonnes per person 0.0128 tonnes per person Burkina Faso
2020s 0.0445 tonnes per person 0.0404 tonnes per person 0.0041 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 Jamaica?
Burkina Faso, at 0.0439 tonnes per person against 0.0426 tonnes per person in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Burkina Faso and Jamaica?
0.0013 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Jamaica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Jamaica rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 99th and Jamaica ranks 102nd 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

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.