Belgium vs Burundi: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Belgium
3.84 million tonnes
in 2024
Burundi
4.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
77th
Burundi rank
75th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Belgium
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 4.29 million tonnes against 3.84 million tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 455,620 tonnes.
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 | 4.63 million tonnes | 2.23 million tonnes | 2.40 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.55 million tonnes | 2.27 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1870s | 6.36 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | 3.78 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1880s | 7.07 million tonnes | 2.77 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1890s | 7.41 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 6.04 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1900s | 6.33 million tonnes | 521,061 tonnes | 5.81 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1910s | 3.76 million tonnes | 404,528 tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1920s | 2.51 million tonnes | 2.03 million tonnes | 481,613 tonnes | Belgium |
| 1930s | 514,719 tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 1940s | -1.35 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | 5.64 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 1950s | -2.71 million tonnes | 5.99 million tonnes | 8.70 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 1960s | -2.64 million tonnes | 6.96 million tonnes | 9.60 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 1970s | -2.29 million tonnes | 3.01 million tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 1980s | -3.71 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 6.05 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 1990s | 3.49 million tonnes | 2.95 million tonnes | 538,770 tonnes | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.91 million tonnes | 3.00 million tonnes | 85,175 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.02 million tonnes | 4.57 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 2020s | 3.48 million tonnes | 4.51 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Belgium or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 4.29 million tonnes against 3.84 million tonnes in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Belgium and Burundi?
- 455,620 tonnes, 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 annual 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 Annual 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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.