Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Afghanistan
0.2538 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso
0.2763 tonnes per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
194th
Burkina Faso rank
192nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2763 tonnes per person against 0.2538 tonnes per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0225 tonnes per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Burkina Faso ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0206 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.0859 tonnes per person | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 0.0675 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.1547 tonnes per person | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.1184 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.2308 tonnes per person | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.1616 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0978 tonnes per person | 0.0695 tonnes per person | 0.0283 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.0952 tonnes per person | 0.093 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.2888 tonnes per person | 0.1881 tonnes per person | 0.1006 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2579 tonnes per person | 0.2781 tonnes per person | 0.0202 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.2763 tonnes per person against 0.2538 tonnes per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 0.0225 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th and Burkina Faso 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.