Burkina Faso vs Zimbabwe: Long run air pollution

Burkina Faso
66,536
in 2022
Zimbabwe
74,017
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
112th
Zimbabwe rank
109th

Long run air pollution over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zimbabwe
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k175018862022

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 74,017 against 66,536 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 7,481.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 112th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 16 and Zimbabwe in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1750s 364.52 35.99 328.53 Burkina Faso
1760s 365.68 42.44 323.23 Burkina Faso
1770s 366.83 50.06 316.77 Burkina Faso
1780s 367.97 59.05 308.92 Burkina Faso
1790s 369.12 69.67 299.44 Burkina Faso
1800s 374.47 83.42 291.06 Burkina Faso
1810s 385.88 101.5 284.38 Burkina Faso
1820s 398.5 123.42 275.08 Burkina Faso
1830s 411.29 149.96 261.32 Burkina Faso
1840s 424.25 182.11 242.14 Burkina Faso
1850s 442.12 221.98 220.14 Burkina Faso
1860s 474.97 276.67 198.3 Burkina Faso
1870s 520.18 350.8 169.38 Burkina Faso
1880s 567.76 443.25 124.51 Burkina Faso
1890s 619.15 560.3 58.84 Burkina Faso
1900s 754.5 748.76 5.74 Burkina Faso
1910s 1,036 1,059 23.49 Zimbabwe
1920s 1,459 1,541 82.7 Zimbabwe
1930s 1,978 2,241 263.23 Zimbabwe
1940s 2,700 3,439 738.92 Zimbabwe
1950s 5,288 5,676 387.97 Zimbabwe
1960s 6,063 24,675 18,612 Zimbabwe
1970s 9,458 48,039 38,582 Zimbabwe
1980s 14,894 68,251 53,357 Zimbabwe
1990s 19,935 92,426 72,492 Zimbabwe
2000s 29,179 69,517 40,338 Zimbabwe
2010s 50,891 79,746 28,855 Zimbabwe
2020s 63,483 71,427 7,944 Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Burkina Faso or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 74,017 against 66,536 in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
7,481, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe rank globally for long run air pollution?
Burkina Faso ranks 112th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long run air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long run air pollution
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed