Burkina Faso vs Peru: Nitrous oxide emissions
Burkina Faso
9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Peru
9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Peru rank
56th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Peru
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Peru, a difference of 398,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Peru ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Peru ranks 56th of 201 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 119,411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1860s | 127,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 189,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1870s | 160,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1880s | 211,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 269,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1890s | 241,282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 392,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1900s | 274,399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 692,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 418,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1910s | 364,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 977,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 612,222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1920s | 552,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 996,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 444,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1930s | 599,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 472,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1940s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 588,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1950s | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1960s | 1.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1970s | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1980s | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1990s | 4.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 2000s | 7.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 794,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 2010s | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 2020s | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Burkina Faso or Peru?
- Burkina Faso, at 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Burkina Faso and Peru?
- 398,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Peru rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Peru ranks 56th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.