Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Burkina Faso
0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Central African Republic
0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
182nd
Central African Republic rank
179th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Burkina Faso
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 182nd and Central African Republic ranks 179th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 12 and Central African Republic in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 0.2011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 0.2106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 0.2498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 0.2749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 0.2958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 0.2911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 0.3009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.3191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 0.4232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 0.4981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 0.565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Burkina Faso or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 0.6121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?
- 0.0538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Central African Republic rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Burkina Faso ranks 182nd and Central African Republic ranks 179th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.