Albania vs Burkina Faso: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Albania
2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso
2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Albania rank
158th
Burkina Faso rank
156th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Albania
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Albania, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 158th and Burkina Faso ranks 156th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 16 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1860s | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1870s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1880s | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1890s | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1900s | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1910s | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1920s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1930s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1940s | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1950s | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1960s | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1970s | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1980s | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1990s | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 2020s | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Albania or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Albania and Burkina Faso?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Burkina Faso?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Burkina Faso rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Albania ranks 158th and Burkina Faso ranks 156th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.