Burundi vs Namibia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Burundi
4.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Namibia
4.64 million tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
75th
Namibia rank
73rd

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Burundi
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 4.64 million tonnes against 4.29 million tonnes in Burundi, a difference of 349,540 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 75th and Namibia ranks 73rd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 14 and Namibia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Namibia Difference Ahead
1850s 2.23 million tonnes 204,609 tonnes 2.03 million tonnes Burundi
1860s 2.27 million tonnes 377,194 tonnes 1.89 million tonnes Burundi
1870s 2.58 million tonnes 449,573 tonnes 2.13 million tonnes Burundi
1880s 2.77 million tonnes 520,523 tonnes 2.25 million tonnes Burundi
1890s 1.38 million tonnes 526,616 tonnes 850,516 tonnes Burundi
1900s 521,061 tonnes 789,171 tonnes 268,110 tonnes Namibia
1910s 404,528 tonnes 1.00 million tonnes 596,687 tonnes Namibia
1920s 2.03 million tonnes 1.73 million tonnes 299,643 tonnes Burundi
1930s 3.29 million tonnes 2.45 million tonnes 840,342 tonnes Burundi
1940s 4.30 million tonnes 3.34 million tonnes 956,265 tonnes Burundi
1950s 5.99 million tonnes 3.98 million tonnes 2.01 million tonnes Burundi
1960s 6.96 million tonnes 3.26 million tonnes 3.70 million tonnes Burundi
1970s 3.01 million tonnes 1.97 million tonnes 1.03 million tonnes Burundi
1980s 2.34 million tonnes 1.86 million tonnes 481,560 tonnes Burundi
1990s 2.95 million tonnes 4.20 million tonnes 1.25 million tonnes Namibia
2000s 3.00 million tonnes 2.73 million tonnes 271,299 tonnes Burundi
2010s 4.57 million tonnes 3.75 million tonnes 816,696 tonnes Burundi
2020s 4.51 million tonnes 5.55 million tonnes 1.04 million tonnes Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Burundi or Namibia?
Namibia, at 4.64 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 Namibia?
349,540 tonnes, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Namibia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Namibia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Burundi ranks 75th and Namibia ranks 73rd 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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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
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.