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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.