Burkina Faso vs United Kingdom: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
62nd
United Kingdom rank
63rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 62nd and United Kingdom ranks 63rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.3995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.4422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.4825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.5096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.4718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.4137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Burkina Faso and United Kingdom?
- 0.0163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and United Kingdom rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 62nd and United Kingdom ranks 63rd 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.