Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Burkina Faso
0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gambia
0.5165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
182nd
Gambia rank
185th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 182nd and Gambia ranks 185th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 16 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 0.2011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 0.2106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 0.2498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 0.2749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 0.2958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 0.2911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 0.3009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.3191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.4232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.4981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0456 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.0418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Burkina Faso ranks 182nd and Gambia ranks 185th 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.