Burkina Faso vs Eswatini: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Burkina Faso
0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eswatini
0.4046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
61st
Eswatini rank
63rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Eswatini
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eswatini ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Eswatini ranks 63rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Eswatini in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1860s | 0.0659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1870s | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1880s | 0.1004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1890s | 0.1087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1900s | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 0.1357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 0.1849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 0.4745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 0.3995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 0.4422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 0.4825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.5096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.4718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.4137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Burkina Faso or Eswatini?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Burkina Faso and Eswatini?
- 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eswatini?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Eswatini rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Eswatini ranks 63rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.