Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Burkina Faso
1.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
145th
Costa Rica rank
144th

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.52 tonnes per person against 1.48 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 145th and Costa Rica ranks 144th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1950s 2.16 tonnes per person 29.65 tonnes per person 27.49 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1960s 1.06 tonnes per person 18.97 tonnes per person 17.91 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1970s 0.4915 tonnes per person 20.82 tonnes per person 20.33 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1980s 1.64 tonnes per person 10.55 tonnes per person 8.91 tonnes per person Costa Rica
1990s 2.38 tonnes per person 2.11 tonnes per person 0.2651 tonnes per person Burkina Faso
2000s 1.99 tonnes per person 2.35 tonnes per person 0.3604 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2010s 1.89 tonnes per person 2.17 tonnes per person 0.2828 tonnes per person Costa Rica
2020s 1.53 tonnes per person 1.41 tonnes per person 0.1216 tonnes per person Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Burkina Faso or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 1.52 tonnes per person against 1.48 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
0.04 tonnes per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Burkina Faso ranks 145th and Costa Rica ranks 144th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.