Burundi vs Sweden: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Burundi
0.0956 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Sweden
0.0735 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Burundi rank
154th
Sweden rank
157th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Burundi
- Sweden
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0735 kilograms per international-$ in Sweden, a difference of 0.0221 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Burundi ranks 154th and Sweden ranks 157th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0075 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4251 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4176 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.022 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4888 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4668 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0242 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4757 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4515 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.0418 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2898 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2481 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0439 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2332 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1894 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.0386 kilograms per international-$ | 0.157 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1183 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0601 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1065 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0464 kilograms per international-$ | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0891 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0779 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0112 kilograms per international-$ | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Burundi or Sweden?
- Burundi, at 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ against 0.0735 kilograms per international-$ in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Burundi and Sweden?
- 0.0221 kilograms per international-$, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sweden?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Burundi and Sweden rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 154th and Sweden ranks 157th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).