Burkina Faso vs Tanzania
Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.28 tonnes in Burkina Faso and 0.31 tonnes in Tanzania, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 0.04 tonnes, or 1.13 times that in Burkina Faso.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2024, Burkina Faso ranked 176 and Tanzania ranked 171 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 | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.29 | 0.3 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.26 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.04 | 0.1 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.04 | 0.1 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 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 Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025