Belgium vs Burundi: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Belgium
0.1%
in 2024
Burundi
0.1%
in 2024
Belgium rank
77th
Burundi rank
75th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Belgium
  • Burundi
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 77th and Burundi ranks 75th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 9 and Burundi in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Burundi Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Belgium
1860s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Belgium
1870s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Belgium
1880s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Belgium
1890s 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% Belgium
1900s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Belgium
1910s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Belgium
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Belgium
1930s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Burundi
1940s -0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Burundi
1950s -0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Burundi
1960s -0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Burundi
1970s -0.0% 0.0% 0.1% Burundi
1980s -0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Burundi
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Belgium
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Burundi
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Burundi
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Belgium or Burundi?
Burundi, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Belgium and Burundi?
0.0%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Burundi?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Burundi rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Belgium ranks 77th and Burundi ranks 75th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.