Burkina Faso vs Netherlands: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Burkina Faso
9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Netherlands
8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Netherlands rank
57th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Burkina Faso
- Netherlands
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Netherlands, a difference of 945,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 57th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 119,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 814,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 695,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 127,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 876,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 749,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 160,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 890,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 211,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 241,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 274,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 364,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 552,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 599,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 4.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 931,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 180,900 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 Netherlands?
- Burkina Faso, at 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Burkina Faso and Netherlands?
- 945,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Netherlands rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 57th 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.