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
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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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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.