Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Burkina Faso
0.2763 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.292 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
192nd
Tanzania rank
189th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.292 tonnes per person against 0.2763 tonnes per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0157 tonnes per person.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Tanzania ranks 189th of 213 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0698 tonnes per person | 0.0688 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 0.0184 tonnes per person | 0.1023 tonnes per person | 0.0839 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.0363 tonnes per person | 0.1473 tonnes per person | 0.111 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.0998 tonnes per person | 0.0307 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.0695 tonnes per person | 0.0802 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.093 tonnes per person | 0.1162 tonnes per person | 0.0232 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.1881 tonnes per person | 0.2273 tonnes per person | 0.0392 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.2781 tonnes per person | 0.2889 tonnes per person | 0.0108 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.292 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 Tanzania?
- 0.0157 tonnes per person, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Tanzania ranks 189th 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.