Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP

Burkina Faso
0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Ethiopia
0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
22nd
Ethiopia rank
19th

emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1970s 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1980s 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1990s 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2000s 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 10,833 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.