Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Burkina Faso
2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Somalia
2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
156th
Somalia rank
157th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Somalia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Somalia, a difference of 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Somalia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 157th of 199 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1860s | 0.8102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1870s | 0.9148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1880s | 0.965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1890s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1900s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1910s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1920s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1930s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1940s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1950s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1960s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Burkina Faso or Somalia?
- Burkina Faso, at 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 157th 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.