Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Afghanistan
0.2538 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso
0.2763 tonnes per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
194th
Burkina Faso rank
192nd
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.2763 tonnes per person against 0.2538 tonnes per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0225 tonnes per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Burkina Faso ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0215 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0206 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.0859 tonnes per person | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 0.0675 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.1547 tonnes per person | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.1184 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.2308 tonnes per person | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.1616 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0978 tonnes per person | 0.0695 tonnes per person | 0.0283 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.0952 tonnes per person | 0.093 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.2888 tonnes per person | 0.1881 tonnes per person | 0.1006 tonnes per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2579 tonnes per person | 0.2781 tonnes per person | 0.0202 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.2763 tonnes per person against 0.2538 tonnes per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 0.0225 tonnes per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th and Burkina Faso ranks 192nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.