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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita

Burkina Faso

0 Mt CO2e per person

in 2024

Nigeria

0 Mt CO2e per person

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

166th

Nigeria rank

164th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita over time

Burkina Faso
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0 Mt CO2e per person against 0 Mt CO2e per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 Mt CO2e per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 166th and Nigeria ranks 164th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 Mt CO2e per person	0 Mt CO2e per person	0 Mt CO2e per person	Nigeria
1980s	0 Mt CO2e per person	0 Mt CO2e per person	0 Mt CO2e per person	Nigeria
1990s	0 Mt CO2e per person	0 Mt CO2e per person	0 Mt CO2e per person	Nigeria
2000s	0 Mt CO2e per person	0 Mt CO2e per person	0 Mt CO2e per person	Nigeria
2010s	0 Mt CO2e per person	0 Mt CO2e per person	0 Mt CO2e per person	Nigeria
2020s	0 Mt CO2e per person	0 Mt CO2e per person	0 Mt CO2e per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0 Mt CO2e per person against 0 Mt CO2e per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?: 0 Mt CO2e per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 166th and Nigeria ranks 164th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita
Unit: Mt CO2e per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.