Burundi vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre
Burundi
20,406 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
21,805 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
34th
Rwanda rank
32nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 21,805 tonnes per square kilometre against 20,406 tonnes per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 1,399 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 34th and Rwanda ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,368 tonnes per square kilometre | 10,853 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,516 tonnes per square kilometre | Burundi |
| 1970s | 14,225 tonnes per square kilometre | 13,406 tonnes per square kilometre | 819.26 tonnes per square kilometre | Burundi |
| 1980s | 15,193 tonnes per square kilometre | 16,128 tonnes per square kilometre | 934.93 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 16,154 tonnes per square kilometre | 17,445 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,291 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 17,469 tonnes per square kilometre | 19,463 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,994 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 18,836 tonnes per square kilometre | 20,939 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,103 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 20,146 tonnes per square kilometre | 21,649 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,503 tonnes per square kilometre | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre, Burundi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 21,805 tonnes per square kilometre against 20,406 tonnes per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre between Burundi and Rwanda?
- 1,399 tonnes per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 34th and Rwanda ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.