Burundi vs United States: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Burundi
0.3057 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
0.3244 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
75th
United States rank
72nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Burundi
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.3244 tonnes per person against 0.3057 tonnes per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.0187 tonnes per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.
Burundi ranks 75th and United States ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and United States in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.55 tonnes per person | 33.87 tonnes per person | 32.32 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1860s | 1.5 tonnes per person | 22.81 tonnes per person | 21.31 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1870s | 1.62 tonnes per person | 31.32 tonnes per person | 29.7 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1880s | 1.64 tonnes per person | 25.33 tonnes per person | 23.69 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1890s | 0.8129 tonnes per person | 21.91 tonnes per person | 21.1 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1900s | 0.3305 tonnes per person | 17.48 tonnes per person | 17.15 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1910s | 0.2793 tonnes per person | 12.84 tonnes per person | 12.56 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1920s | 1.33 tonnes per person | 9.96 tonnes per person | 8.64 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1930s | 1.88 tonnes per person | 5.52 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1940s | 2.1 tonnes per person | 4.55 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1950s | 2.41 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 0.362 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 1960s | 2.24 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.9186 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 1970s | 0.8005 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | 0.3516 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.4744 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.6572 tonnes per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.4944 tonnes per person | 0.6755 tonnes per person | 0.1811 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.4115 tonnes per person | 0.4291 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.4203 tonnes per person | 0.2282 tonnes per person | 0.1921 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.3395 tonnes per person | 0.307 tonnes per person | 0.0324 tonnes per person | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Burundi or United States?
- United States, at 0.3244 tonnes per person against 0.3057 tonnes per person in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Burundi and United States?
- 0.0187 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and United States rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Burundi ranks 75th and United States ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.