Burkina Faso vs Tonga: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Burkina Faso
2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga
2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
156th
Tonga rank
155th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tonga ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Tonga ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 8 and Tonga in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0.8102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0.9148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1880s | 0.965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1890s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1900s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1910s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1920s | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 2.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1960s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 1970s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Burkina Faso or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Burkina Faso and Tonga?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tonga rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Tonga ranks 155th 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.