Burkina Faso vs United States of America: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq)

Burkina Faso
30.78 %
in 2023
United States of America
0.34 %
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
22nd
United States of America rank
23rd

Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • United States of America
0204060199020062023

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 30.78 % against 0.34 % in United States of America, a difference of 30.44 %.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 90.5 times United States of America's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 23rd of 192 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 62.01 % 1.2 % 60.81 % Burkina Faso
2000s 46.24 % 0.109 % 46.13 % Burkina Faso
2010s 35 % 0.696 % 34.3 % Burkina Faso
2020s 31.96 % 0.73 % 31.23 % Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land-use change — emissions share (co2eq), Burkina Faso or United States of America?
Burkina Faso, at 30.78 % against 0.34 % in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) between Burkina Faso and United States of America?
30.44 %, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and United States of America rank globally for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 23rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.