Burkina Faso vs Congo - Kinshasa
Burkina Faso vs Congo - Kinshasa: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.28 tonnes in Burkina Faso and 0.06 tonnes in Congo - Kinshasa, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 0.22 tonnes, or 4.84 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Burkina Faso has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
- In 2024, Burkina Faso ranked 176 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 192 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Burkina Faso | Congo - Kinshasa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.28 | 0.06 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.27 | 0.06 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.29 | 0.06 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.29 | 0.05 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.27 | 0.05 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.27 | 0.05 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.23 | 0.04 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.04 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.15 | 0.04 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Congo - Kinshasa
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBurkina Faso: $787 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025
- GDP growthBurkina Faso: 5.3% a year in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023
- InflationBurkina Faso: -0.6% a year in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtBurkina Faso: 53.2% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025