What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Burkina Faso and Nepal?

0.0017 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nepal?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Nepal: Carbon intensity of GDP

Burkina Faso

0.1079 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Nepal

0.1062 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

118th

Nepal rank

120th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Burkina Faso
Nepal

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.1079 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1062 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Nepal, a difference of 0.0017 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 118th and Nepal ranks 120th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0414 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0434 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0021 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Nepal
2000s	0.0569 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0484 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0085 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.0888 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.084 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0049 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.1126 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1156 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0029 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Burkina Faso or Nepal?: Burkina Faso, at 0.1079 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1062 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Burkina Faso and Nepal?: 0.0017 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nepal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Nepal rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Burkina Faso ranks 118th and Nepal ranks 120th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.