Burundi vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Burundi
37.61 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
37.89 tonnes per person
in 2024
Burundi rank
127th
Rwanda rank
126th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 37.89 tonnes per person against 37.61 tonnes per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.28 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 127th and Rwanda ranks 126th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.29 tonnes per person | 77.87 tonnes per person | 23.42 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 1970s | 96.21 tonnes per person | 72.64 tonnes per person | 23.57 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 1980s | 78.91 tonnes per person | 64.16 tonnes per person | 14.76 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 1990s | 70.05 tonnes per person | 59 tonnes per person | 11.05 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 2000s | 60.07 tonnes per person | 53.47 tonnes per person | 6.61 tonnes per person | Burundi |
| 2010s | 44.86 tonnes per person | 45 tonnes per person | 0.1437 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 39.02 tonnes per person | 39.23 tonnes per person | 0.2081 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 37.89 tonnes per person against 37.61 tonnes per person in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 0.28 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 127th and Rwanda ranks 126th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.