Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Burkina Faso
1.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tanzania
1.44 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
145th
Tanzania rank
148th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tanzania
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.48 tonnes per person against 1.44 tonnes per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 145th and Tanzania ranks 148th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.16 tonnes per person | 9.93 tonnes per person | 7.77 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 1.06 tonnes per person | 9.65 tonnes per person | 8.59 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.4915 tonnes per person | 6.6 tonnes per person | 6.11 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.64 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 2.38 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 0.1766 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.99 tonnes per person | 3.33 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | 0.7459 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 0.1382 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 Tanzania?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.48 tonnes per person against 1.44 tonnes per person in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Burkina Faso ranks 145th and Tanzania ranks 148th 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.