Burkina Faso vs United States: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Burkina Faso
0.0811 % change on previous year
in 2024
United States
0.1873 % change on previous year
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
125th
United States rank
123rd

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • United States
-20-1001020197119972024

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.1873 % change on previous year against 0.0811 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1062 % change on previous year.

That makes United States's figure about 2.3 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 125th and United States ranks 123rd of 203 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8974 % change on previous year 0.659 % change on previous year 0.2384 % change on previous year Burkina Faso
1980s 5.25 % change on previous year -1.35 % change on previous year 6.6 % change on previous year Burkina Faso
1990s 2.65 % change on previous year 0.3723 % change on previous year 2.28 % change on previous year Burkina Faso
2000s 4.57 % change on previous year -0.7505 % change on previous year 5.32 % change on previous year Burkina Faso
2010s 2.37 % change on previous year -0.1375 % change on previous year 2.51 % change on previous year Burkina Faso
2020s -0.0951 % change on previous year -0.3897 % change on previous year 0.2946 % change on previous year Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Burkina Faso or United States?
United States, at 0.1873 % change on previous year against 0.0811 % change on previous year in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Burkina Faso and United States?
0.1062 % change on previous year, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and United States rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Burkina Faso ranks 125th and United States ranks 123rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,500 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.