Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: Greenhouse gas emissions
Burkina Faso
59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mozambique
60.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
85th
Mozambique rank
83rd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 60.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burkina Faso, a difference of 969,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mozambique ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 85th and Mozambique ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Mozambique in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1860s | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 914,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1870s | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 445,401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1880s | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1900s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1910s | 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
| 1920s | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 11.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 11.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 12.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 23.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 35.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 42.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 53.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 69.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 57.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 603,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 60.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 969,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 85th and Mozambique ranks 83rd 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.