Burundi vs Cape Verde: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Burundi
16.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde
16.92 million tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
180th
Cape Verde rank
179th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 16.92 million tonnes against 16.69 million tonnes in Burundi, a difference of 228,700 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Burundi ranks 180th and Cape Verde ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Cape Verde in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60,300 tonnes | 260,141 tonnes | 199,841 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 377,122 tonnes | 479,775 tonnes | 102,654 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 1.04 million tonnes | 949,139 tonnes | 93,008 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2.51 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | 603,675 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1990s | 4.82 million tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 2000s | 7.05 million tonnes | 6.45 million tonnes | 597,447 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2010s | 10.16 million tonnes | 11.55 million tonnes | 1.39 million tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 14.91 million tonnes | 15.74 million tonnes | 832,840 tonnes | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Burundi or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 16.92 million tonnes against 16.69 million tonnes in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Burundi and Cape Verde?
- 228,700 tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cape Verde?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Cape Verde rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Burundi ranks 180th and Cape Verde ranks 179th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.