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Côte d'Ivoire vs Burkina Faso

29 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Côte d'Ivoire; the dashed grey line is Burkina Faso.

Country A · Côte d'Ivoire
Country B · Burkina Faso

Climate

CO2 emissions

Côte d'Ivoire: 14.8 Mt CO2/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 6.51 Mt CO2/year · 2024
0510151960198020002020Burkina Fasolow 1953

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Côte d'Ivoire: 0.46 t CO2/person/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 0.28 t CO2/person/year · 2024
00.51960198020002020Burkina Fasohigh 1988low 1960

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Côte d'Ivoire: 0.41 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Burkina Faso: 0.57 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-2-10119401960198020002020Burkina Fasohigh 2024low 1956

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Côte d'Ivoire: 13.0 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 22.7 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
010201850190019502000Burkina Fasohigh 2016

Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Côte d'Ivoire: 140.7 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 59.5 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
01002001850190019502000Burkina Fasohigh 2014low 1909

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Côte d'Ivoire: 4.02 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 9.92 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
05101850190019502000Burkina Fasohigh 2016

N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Consumption-based CO2

Côte d'Ivoire: 17.9 Mt CO2/year · 2023Burkina Faso: 5.80 Mt CO2/year · 2023
0510151990200020102020Burkina Fasohigh 2022low 2002

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

Côte d'Ivoire: 2.28 kg CO2/person/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 4.15 kg CO2/person/year · 2018
0510201420162018202020222024Burkina Faso

Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Côte d'Ivoire: 2,488 kWh/person/year · 2023Burkina Faso: 1,020 kWh/person/year · 2023
01k2k19801990200020102020Burkina Fasohigh 2022low 1992

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Côte d'Ivoire: 0.18 % of electricity · 2024Burkina Faso: 6.51 % of electricity · 2024
024620002005201020152020Burkina Faso

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Côte d'Ivoire: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Burkina Faso: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
-10120002005201020152020Burkina Faso

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Côte d'Ivoire: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Burkina Faso: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
-10120002005201020152020Burkina Faso

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Côte d'Ivoire: 0.18 % of electricity · 2024Burkina Faso: 82.8 % of electricity · 2024
05020002005201020152020Burkina Fasohigh 2014low 2019

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Côte d'Ivoire: 70.9 % of electricity · 2024Burkina Faso: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
05020002005201020152020Burkina Fasohigh 2016low 2009

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Côte d'Ivoire: 165,110 ha/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 0.00 ha/year · 2024
0100k200k300k2005201020152020Burkina Fasohigh 2017low 2004

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Côte d'Ivoire: 11.9 % of land · 2025Burkina Faso: 11.8 % of land · 2025
01020301990200020102020Burkina Faso

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Côte d'Ivoire: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021Burkina Faso: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021
0204020002005201020152020Burkina Fasohigh 2014

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Côte d'Ivoire: 0.91 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Burkina Faso: 0.99 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.51200020102020Burkina Faso

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Côte d'Ivoire: 22.8 % of land area · 2024Burkina Faso: 16.5 % of land area · 2024
01020201420162018202020222024Burkina Faso

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Côte d'Ivoire: 12.0 kg/person/year · 2023Burkina Faso: 23.1 kg/person/year · 2023
0102030198020002020Burkina Fasohigh 1968low 2021

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Côte d'Ivoire: 5.99 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Burkina Faso: 7.55 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
05198020002020Burkina Fasohigh 1997low 1962

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Urban population

Côte d'Ivoire: 54.5 % living in cities · 2025Burkina Faso: 28.9 % living in cities · 2025
020401960198020002020Burkina Faso

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Côte d'Ivoire: 5.09 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Burkina Faso: 7.82 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
0520002005201020152020Burkina Fasohigh 2005low 2014

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Côte d'Ivoire: 2,528 m³/person/year · 2022Burkina Faso: 555.3 m³/person/year · 2022
010k20k198020002020Burkina Faso

Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Côte d'Ivoire: 1,035 mm/year · 2025Burkina Faso: 542.1 mm/year · 2025
05001k1.5k19401960198020002020Burkina Fasohigh 1968low 1943

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Côte d'Ivoire: -24.8 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Burkina Faso: -18.2 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-200204019401960198020002020Burkina Fasohigh 1968low 1943

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Safely managed sanitation

Côte d'Ivoire: 27.1 % of population · 2024Burkina Faso: 24.7 % of population · 2024
0102020002005201020152020Burkina Faso

The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Côte d'Ivoire: 20.2 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Burkina Faso: 34.6 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0204020002005201020152020Burkina Fasohigh 2008low 1999

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

Côte d'Ivoire: 35.8 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Burkina Faso: 0.00 ODP tonnes/year · 2022
02004006001990200020102020Burkina Faso

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data