Burkina Faso vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Burkina Faso
0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
0.581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
182nd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
180th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 0.581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 182nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 180th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 8 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 0.2011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 0.2106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1910s | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1920s | 0.2498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1930s | 0.2749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1940s | 0.2958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1950s | 0.2911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1960s | 0.3009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1970s | 0.3191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1980s | 0.3534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.4232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.4981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 0.565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania, United Republic of |
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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.581 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.0227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Burkina Faso ranks 182nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 180th 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.