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Guinea vs Burkina Faso

27 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Guinea; the dashed grey line is Burkina Faso.

Country A · Guinea
Country B · Burkina Faso

Climate

CO2 emissions

Guinea: 4.03 Mt CO2/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 6.51 Mt CO2/year · 2024
02461960198020002020Burkina Fasohigh 2017low 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

Guinea: 0.27 t CO2/person/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 0.28 t CO2/person/year · 2024
00.20.41960198020002020Burkina Fasohigh 2017low 1953

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

Guinea: 0.47 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Burkina Faso: 0.57 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-2-10119401960198020002020Burkina Fasohigh 2024low 1943

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

Guinea: 21.5 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 22.7 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
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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

Guinea: 78.5 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 59.5 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
0501001850190019502000Burkina Fasohigh 2011low 1899

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

Guinea: 7.76 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 9.92 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
05101850190019502000Burkina Faso

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

Guinea: 6.40 Mt CO2/year · 2023Burkina Faso: 5.80 Mt CO2/year · 2023
02461990200020102020Burkina Fasolow 1999

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

Energy

Energy use per person

Guinea: 1,534 kWh/person/year · 2023Burkina Faso: 1,020 kWh/person/year · 2023
05001k1.5k19801990200020102020Burkina Fasohigh 2020low 1985

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

Guinea: 0.74 % of electricity · 2024Burkina Faso: 6.51 % of electricity · 2024
024620002005201020152020Burkina Fasohigh 2015

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

Guinea: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Burkina Faso: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Guinea: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Burkina Faso: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
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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

Guinea: 24.8 % of electricity · 2024Burkina Faso: 82.8 % of electricity · 2024
05020002005201020152020Burkina Fasohigh 2003low 2015

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

Guinea: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Burkina Faso: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
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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

Guinea: 146,770 ha/year · 2024Burkina Faso: 0.00 ha/year · 2024
0100k200k2005201020152020Burkina Fasohigh 2017low 2003

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

Guinea: 19.8 % of land · 2025Burkina Faso: 11.8 % of land · 2025
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How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Guinea: 5.02 deaths/year · 2021Burkina Faso: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021
0204020002005201020152020Burkina Fasohigh 2015low 2002

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

Guinea: 0.89 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Burkina Faso: 0.99 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.51200020102020Burkina Fasolow 2009

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

Guinea: 37.6 % of land area · 2024Burkina Faso: 16.5 % of land area · 2024
02040201420162018202020222024Burkina 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

Guinea: 15.2 kg/person/year · 2023Burkina Faso: 23.1 kg/person/year · 2023
0102030198020002020Burkina Fasohigh 2020low 1986

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

Guinea: 2.34 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Burkina Faso: 7.55 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
05198020002020Burkina Fasohigh 2022low 1980

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

Guinea: 38.5 % living in cities · 2025Burkina Faso: 28.9 % living in cities · 2025
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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

Guinea: 1.37 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Burkina Faso: 7.82 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
0520002005201020152020Burkina Fasohigh 2018low 2001

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

Guinea: 16,080 m³/person/year · 2022Burkina Faso: 555.3 m³/person/year · 2022
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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

Guinea: 1,861 mm/year · 2025Burkina Faso: 542.1 mm/year · 2025
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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

Guinea: -1.60 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Burkina Faso: -18.2 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
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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

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Guinea: 23.9 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Burkina Faso: 34.6 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0204020002005201020152020Burkina Fasolow 2023

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

Guinea: 1.38 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Burkina Faso: 0.00 ODP tonnes/year · 2022
020401990200020102020Burkina Fasohigh 1996

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