Burkina Faso vs Mexico: Carbon intensity of GDP

Burkina Faso
0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mexico
0.3537 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
76th
Mexico rank
77th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3537 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Mexico, a difference of 0.0062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 76th and Mexico ranks 77th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1433 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4181 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2748 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mexico
1980s 0.1375 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4491 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3116 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mexico
1990s 0.138 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4383 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3003 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mexico
2000s 0.1898 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.4361 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.2464 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mexico
2010s 0.2963 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.413 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.1167 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mexico
2020s 0.3757 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3606 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0151 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Burkina Faso or Mexico?
Burkina Faso, at 0.3599 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3537 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Burkina Faso and Mexico?
0.0062 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mexico?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Mexico rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 76th and Mexico ranks 77th of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ 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
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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 constant 2021 US$.