Brunei vs Burkina Faso: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Brunei
14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso
13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brunei rank
115th
Burkina Faso rank
117th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Brunei
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burkina Faso, a difference of 933,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Brunei ranks 115th and Burkina Faso ranks 117th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 7 and Burkina Faso in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 4,165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 363,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 4,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 391,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 386,861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 5,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 417,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 412,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 5,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 446,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 440,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 5,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 509,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 503,091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 6,549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 605,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 598,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 7,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 745,497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 737,928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 329,010 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 928,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 599,583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1950s | 347,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 947,803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 421,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 9.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1980s | 5.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 1990s | 7.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2000s | 9.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2010s | 11.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2020s | 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Brunei or Burkina Faso?
- Brunei, at 14.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Brunei and Burkina Faso?
- 933,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Burkina Faso?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Burkina Faso rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Brunei ranks 115th and Burkina Faso ranks 117th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.