Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Burkina Faso
13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica
11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
117th
Costa Rica rank
120th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Burkina Faso
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 117th and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 13 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 349,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 304,355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 367,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 316,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 391,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 417,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 339,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 446,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 324,323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 509,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 163,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 605,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 391,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 745,497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 569,626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 928,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 727,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 882,184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 763,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 531,708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264,324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 886,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 679,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 9.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 648,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 12.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Burkina Faso or Costa Rica?
- Burkina Faso, at 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Burkina Faso ranks 117th and Costa Rica ranks 120th 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.