Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Burkina Faso
0.5%
in 2100
Zambia
0.6%
in 2100
Burkina Faso rank
47th
Zambia rank
44th
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 44th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 42 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1100s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1200s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1300s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1400s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1500s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1710s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1720s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1730s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1750s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1760s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1770s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1780s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1790s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1810s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1820s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1830s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1840s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2030s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2040s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2050s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2060s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2070s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2080s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2090s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2100s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 44th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.