Burkina Faso vs Tajikistan: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Burkina Faso
13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tajikistan
13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
117th
Tajikistan rank
116th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 13.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burkina Faso, a difference of 604,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 117th and Tajikistan ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 10 and Tajikistan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 349,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 91,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 257,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1860s | 367,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 257,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1870s | 391,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 248,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 417,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 227,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1890s | 446,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 280,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 509,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 424,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 605,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 473,175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 745,497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 396,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 348,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 928,592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1940s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 521,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 9.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 12.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tajikistan |
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 Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 13.75 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 Tajikistan?
- 604,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tajikistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tajikistan rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Burkina Faso ranks 117th and Tajikistan ranks 116th 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.