Burundi vs Seychelles: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Burundi
16.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Seychelles
16.11 million tonnes
in 2024
Burundi rank
180th
Seychelles rank
183rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Burundi
- Seychelles
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 16.69 million tonnes against 16.11 million tonnes in Seychelles, a difference of 574,200 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 180th and Seychelles ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 447,219 tonnes | 29,312 tonnes | 417,907 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1.04 million tonnes | 326,096 tonnes | 716,052 tonnes | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2.51 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 1990s | 4.82 million tonnes | 3.16 million tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | Burundi |
| 2000s | 7.05 million tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | 805,451 tonnes | Burundi |
| 2010s | 10.16 million tonnes | 10.56 million tonnes | 397,968 tonnes | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 14.91 million tonnes | 14.83 million tonnes | 75,900 tonnes | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Burundi or Seychelles?
- Burundi, at 16.69 million tonnes against 16.11 million tonnes in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Burundi and Seychelles?
- 574,200 tonnes, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Seychelles?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Seychelles rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Burundi ranks 180th and Seychelles ranks 183rd 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.