Burkina Faso vs Slovenia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Burkina Faso
13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Slovenia
14.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
117th
Slovenia rank
114th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Burkina Faso
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 14.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 117th and Slovenia ranks 114th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Slovenia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 349,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 241,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 367,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 251,313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 391,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262,528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 417,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 446,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 248,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 509,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 304,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 605,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 286,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 745,497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 375,858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1930s | 928,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 434,779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1940s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1950s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1960s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1970s | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1980s | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 9.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 12.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovenia |
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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 14.29 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 Burkina Faso and Slovenia?
- 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Slovenia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Slovenia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Burkina Faso ranks 117th and Slovenia ranks 114th 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.