Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Burkina Faso
0.2253 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.2423 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
189th
Zambia rank
187th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2423 tonnes per person against 0.2253 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.017 tonnes per person.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 189th and Zambia ranks 187th of 213 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0881 tonnes per person | 0.0873 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 0.1698 tonnes per person | 0.1514 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.3705 tonnes per person | 0.3342 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.2694 tonnes per person | 0.2002 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0683 tonnes per person | 0.1703 tonnes per person | 0.102 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0895 tonnes per person | 0.149 tonnes per person | 0.0595 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.163 tonnes per person | 0.2167 tonnes per person | 0.0536 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.2261 tonnes per person | 0.2426 tonnes per person | 0.0165 tonnes per person | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.2423 tonnes per person against 0.2253 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 0.017 tonnes per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Burkina Faso ranks 189th and Zambia ranks 187th 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.