Burkina Faso vs Mali: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Burkina Faso
0.2763 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mali
0.2851 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
192nd
Mali rank
191st
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.2851 tonnes per person against 0.2763 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0088 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Mali ranks 191st of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0074 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 1960s | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 0.0293 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 1970s | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.0461 tonnes per person | 0.0098 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 1980s | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.0478 tonnes per person | 0.0213 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.0695 tonnes per person | 0.0607 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.093 tonnes per person | 0.1088 tonnes per person | 0.0158 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.1881 tonnes per person | 0.1911 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.2781 tonnes per person | 0.299 tonnes per person | 0.0209 tonnes per person | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 0.2851 tonnes per person against 0.2763 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 0.0088 tonnes per person, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Mali ranks 191st 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.