Burkina Faso vs Ecuador: Methane emissions
Burkina Faso
22.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ecuador
21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
68th
Ecuador rank
70th
Methane emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ecuador
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 22.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador, a difference of 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 68th and Ecuador ranks 70th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 9 and Ecuador in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 903,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 435,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 999,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 316,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 301,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 472,837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 7.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 14.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 19.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 21.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 872,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Burkina Faso or Ecuador?
- Burkina Faso, at 22.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Burkina Faso and Ecuador?
- 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ecuador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ecuador rank globally for methane emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 68th and Ecuador ranks 70th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.