Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Burkina Faso
0.3%
in 2024
Central African Republic
0.3%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
55th
Central African Republic rank
54th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Central African Republic ranks 54th of 201 countries.
Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Central African Republic |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Burkina Faso or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?
- 0.0%, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Central African Republic rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th and Central African Republic ranks 54th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.