Burkina Faso vs Mali: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Burkina Faso
1.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mali
1.56 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
145th
Mali rank
143rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.56 tonnes per person against 1.48 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per person.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 145th and Mali ranks 143rd of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.23 tonnes per person | 1.37 tonnes per person | 0.8694 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.6966 tonnes per person | 0.3613 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.4915 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.5291 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 1980s | 1.64 tonnes per person | 0.5414 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 2000s | 1.99 tonnes per person | 3.6 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 2.1 tonnes per person | 0.2098 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 2020s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 0.1907 tonnes per person | Mali |
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 Mali?
- Mali, at 1.56 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 Mali?
- 0.08 tonnes per person, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Burkina Faso ranks 145th and Mali ranks 143rd 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.