Bolivia vs Burkina Faso: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Bolivia
10.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso
9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bolivia rank
52nd
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Bolivia
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 10.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burkina Faso, a difference of 528,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Bolivia ranks 52nd and Burkina Faso ranks 55th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 8 and Burkina Faso in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 53,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 57,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 70,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 88,466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 146,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 241,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 292,968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 274,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,570 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 430,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 364,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 431,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 552,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 120,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 458,607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 599,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 916,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 494,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 765,446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 3.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 4.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 564,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 8.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 10.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 804,324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Bolivia or Burkina Faso?
- Bolivia, at 10.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Bolivia and Burkina Faso?
- 528,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Burkina Faso?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Burkina Faso rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Bolivia ranks 52nd and Burkina Faso ranks 55th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.