Burkina Faso vs South Sudan: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region

Burkina Faso
59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
South Sudan
58.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
85th
South Sudan rank
86th

Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • South Sudan
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M185019372024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 58.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Sudan, a difference of 613,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Sudan ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 85th and South Sudan ranks 86th of 199 countries.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso South Sudan Difference Ahead
1850s 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1860s 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1870s 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1880s 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1890s 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1900s 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1910s 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1920s 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1930s 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1940s 11.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1950s 12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1960s 11.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1970s 12.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1980s 23.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
1990s 35.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
2000s 42.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 61.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
2010s 53.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan
2020s 57.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Burkina Faso or South Sudan?
Burkina Faso, at 59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 58.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Burkina Faso and South Sudan?
613,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Sudan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and South Sudan rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
Burkina Faso ranks 85th and South Sudan ranks 86th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.