Burkina Faso vs Israel: Per capita methane emissions
Burkina Faso
0.9658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Israel
0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
98th
Israel rank
99th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Israel
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.9658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Israel, a difference of 0.0109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Israel ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 98th and Israel ranks 99th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Israel in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1860s | 0.7097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1870s | 0.7041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1880s | 0.6915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1890s | 0.6765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1900s | 0.6628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1910s | 0.6909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1920s | 0.7656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 0.8307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 0.8908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 0.9002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.9081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1970s | 0.891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1980s | 0.9147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Israel |
| 1990s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.9503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0084 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 methane emissions, Burkina Faso or Israel?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.9658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Burkina Faso and Israel?
- 0.0109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Israel?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Israel rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 98th and Israel ranks 99th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.