Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

Burundi

0.0653 tonnes per person

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.054 tonnes per person

in 2024

Burundi rank

212th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

213th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

Burundi
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.0653 tonnes per person against 0.054 tonnes per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0112 tonnes per person.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Burundi ranks 212th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 213th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.