Burkina Faso vs Colombia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Colombia
0.4433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
62nd
Colombia rank
59th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.4433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 62nd and Colombia ranks 59th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.3995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.4422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.4825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.5096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.4718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.4137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Burkina Faso or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.4433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Burkina Faso and Colombia?
- 0.022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Colombia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Colombia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 62nd and Colombia ranks 59th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.