Burkina Faso vs Eritrea: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Burkina Faso
0.2253 tonnes per person
in 2024
Eritrea
0.1903 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
189th
Eritrea rank
192nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Burkina Faso
- Eritrea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2253 tonnes per person against 0.1903 tonnes per person in Eritrea, a difference of 0.035 tonnes per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eritrea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 189th and Eritrea ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0701 tonnes per person | 0.3353 tonnes per person | 0.2652 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.0895 tonnes per person | 0.2083 tonnes per person | 0.1189 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.163 tonnes per person | 0.1617 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.2261 tonnes per person | 0.1859 tonnes per person | 0.0401 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, Burkina Faso or Eritrea?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.2253 tonnes per person against 0.1903 tonnes per person in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
- 0.035 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Eritrea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Burkina Faso ranks 189th and Eritrea ranks 192nd 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 from oil. 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.