Burkina Faso vs Malaysia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Burkina Faso
9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Malaysia
8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Malaysia rank
58th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malaysia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malaysia, a difference of 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malaysia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 58th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 9 and Malaysia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 119,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 127,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 160,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 211,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 194,218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 241,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 224,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 274,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 272,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 364,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 381,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 552,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 531,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 599,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 634,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 386,265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 567,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 134,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 4.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93,624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 7.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 745,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 580,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 732,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Burkina Faso or Malaysia?
- Burkina Faso, at 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Burkina Faso and Malaysia?
- 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malaysia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malaysia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Malaysia ranks 58th 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.