Azerbaijan vs Burkina Faso: Greenhouse gas emissions
Azerbaijan
57.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso
59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
88th
Burkina Faso rank
85th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Azerbaijan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 57.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Azerbaijan, a difference of 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 88th and Burkina Faso ranks 85th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 15 and Burkina Faso in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1860s | 3.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1870s | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1880s | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1890s | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1900s | 5.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 5.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | 5.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 542,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 10.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 482,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 22.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 33.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 48.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 59.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 50.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 44.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 52.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 57.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 308,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Azerbaijan or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 57.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Azerbaijan and Burkina Faso?
- 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Burkina Faso?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Burkina Faso rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 88th and Burkina Faso ranks 85th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.