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