Burundi vs Guinea-Bissau: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Burundi
4.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
4.94 million tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
75th
Guinea-Bissau rank
72nd

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Burundi
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4.94 million tonnes against 4.29 million tonnes in Burundi, a difference of 647,720 tonnes.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 75th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 15 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1850s 2.23 million tonnes 708,097 tonnes 1.53 million tonnes Burundi
1860s 2.27 million tonnes 319,336 tonnes 1.95 million tonnes Burundi
1870s 2.58 million tonnes 402,527 tonnes 2.18 million tonnes Burundi
1880s 2.77 million tonnes 500,092 tonnes 2.27 million tonnes Burundi
1890s 1.38 million tonnes 502,591 tonnes 874,541 tonnes Burundi
1900s 521,061 tonnes 508,508 tonnes 12,553 tonnes Burundi
1910s 404,528 tonnes 496,267 tonnes 91,739 tonnes Guinea-Bissau
1920s 2.03 million tonnes 1.18 million tonnes 851,276 tonnes Burundi
1930s 3.29 million tonnes 1.51 million tonnes 1.78 million tonnes Burundi
1940s 4.30 million tonnes 2.22 million tonnes 2.08 million tonnes Burundi
1950s 5.99 million tonnes 2.45 million tonnes 3.54 million tonnes Burundi
1960s 6.96 million tonnes 1.85 million tonnes 5.11 million tonnes Burundi
1970s 3.01 million tonnes 2.42 million tonnes 590,170 tonnes Burundi
1980s 2.34 million tonnes 4.44 million tonnes 2.10 million tonnes Guinea-Bissau
1990s 2.95 million tonnes 4.94 million tonnes 1.98 million tonnes Guinea-Bissau
2000s 3.00 million tonnes 2.69 million tonnes 311,275 tonnes Burundi
2010s 4.57 million tonnes 2.16 million tonnes 2.41 million tonnes Burundi
2020s 4.51 million tonnes 4.28 million tonnes 233,706 tonnes Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Burundi or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 4.94 million tonnes against 4.29 million tonnes in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?
647,720 tonnes, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Burundi ranks 75th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 72nd 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
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 in tonnes.