Burkina Faso vs Greece: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Burkina Faso
0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece
0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
61st
Greece rank
64th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Greece
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Greece ranks 64th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1860s | 0.0659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1870s | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1880s | 0.1004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1890s | 0.1087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1900s | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.1357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.1849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 0.4745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.3995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.4422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.4825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.5096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.4718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.4137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0127 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 Greece?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Burkina Faso and Greece?
- 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Greece rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Greece ranks 64th 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.