Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Burkina Faso
0.2253 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cameroon
0.1922 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
189th
Cameroon rank
191st
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2253 tonnes per person against 0.1922 tonnes per person in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0331 tonnes per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 189th and Cameroon ranks 191st of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0454 tonnes per person | 0.0446 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 0.0637 tonnes per person | 0.0453 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.1417 tonnes per person | 0.1054 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.4878 tonnes per person | 0.4186 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.0683 tonnes per person | 0.2121 tonnes per person | 0.1437 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.0895 tonnes per person | 0.2149 tonnes per person | 0.1254 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.163 tonnes per person | 0.2494 tonnes per person | 0.0864 tonnes per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.2261 tonnes per person | 0.1924 tonnes per person | 0.0337 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.2253 tonnes per person against 0.1922 tonnes per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 0.0331 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Burkina Faso ranks 189th and Cameroon ranks 191st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.