Burkina Faso vs Yemen: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil

Burkina Faso
0.2253 tonnes per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.1992 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
189th
Yemen rank
190th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2253 tonnes per person against 0.1992 tonnes per person in Yemen, a difference of 0.0261 tonnes per person.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 189th and Yemen ranks 190th of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0008 tonnes per person 0.331 tonnes per person 0.3301 tonnes per person Yemen
1960s 0.0184 tonnes per person 0.696 tonnes per person 0.6775 tonnes per person Yemen
1970s 0.0363 tonnes per person 0.3058 tonnes per person 0.2695 tonnes per person Yemen
1980s 0.0692 tonnes per person 0.5932 tonnes per person 0.524 tonnes per person Yemen
1990s 0.0683 tonnes per person 0.6077 tonnes per person 0.5394 tonnes per person Yemen
2000s 0.0895 tonnes per person 0.8038 tonnes per person 0.7143 tonnes per person Yemen
2010s 0.163 tonnes per person 0.4649 tonnes per person 0.3018 tonnes per person Yemen
2020s 0.2261 tonnes per person 0.2094 tonnes per person 0.0166 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 Yemen?
Burkina Faso, at 0.2253 tonnes per person against 0.1992 tonnes per person in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between Burkina Faso and Yemen?
0.0261 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
Burkina Faso ranks 189th and Yemen ranks 190th 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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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
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
213 places, 21,415 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.