Burundi vs Ecuador: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Burundi
234.44 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Ecuador
236.65 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Burundi rank
62nd
Ecuador rank
59th
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burundi
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 236.65 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 234.44 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Burundi, a difference of 2.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 62nd and Ecuador ranks 59th of 204 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 306.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 341.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 35.03 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 144.47 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 281.14 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 136.67 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 177.87 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 270.1 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 92.24 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 211.03 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 246.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 35.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 221 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 229.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 8.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Burundi or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 236.65 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 234.44 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Burundi and Ecuador?
- 2.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ecuador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Ecuador rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 62nd and Ecuador ranks 59th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.