Burkina Faso vs Uganda: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Burkina Faso
0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
181st
Uganda rank
182nd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Uganda
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Uganda ranks 182nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 9 and Uganda in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 0.2011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 0.2106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1910s | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1920s | 0.2498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.2749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.2958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1950s | 0.2911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.3009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.3191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.4232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.4981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Burkina Faso or Uganda?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 0.0266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uganda?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Uganda rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Uganda ranks 182nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.