Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Burkina Faso
0.2763 tonnes per person
in 2024
Gambia
0.2909 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
192nd
Gambia rank
190th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.2909 tonnes per person against 0.2763 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0146 tonnes per person.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Gambia ranks 190th of 213 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0473 tonnes per person | 0.0464 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 0.0665 tonnes per person | 0.0481 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.1444 tonnes per person | 0.1082 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.1996 tonnes per person | 0.1304 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.0695 tonnes per person | 0.1763 tonnes per person | 0.1068 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.093 tonnes per person | 0.1963 tonnes per person | 0.1033 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.1881 tonnes per person | 0.2441 tonnes per person | 0.0559 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.2781 tonnes per person | 0.2887 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.2909 tonnes per person against 0.2763 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.0146 tonnes per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Gambia 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 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.